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America’s Heath Rankings charts are available for you to download for use in PowerPoint presentations, handouts, or wherever you choose! In the top right corner of any chart, press the download icon.
You can also share a single chart, a whole measure, or a State page to Facebook or Twitter by looking for the share icon in the top right corner of a chart or an entire web page.
Strengths
- High prevalence of reading, singing or storytelling
- High percentage of early and adequate prenatal care
- Low prevalence of physical inactivity among women
Challenges
- High racial disparity among children in poverty
- High prevalence of frequent physical distress among women
- High prevalence of smoking during pregnancy
Highlights
- Children in poverty decreased 24% in the past four years from 19.1% to 14.5% of children ages 0-17
- Low-risk cesarean delivery increased 12% in the past four years from 22.4% to 25.0% of singleton, term, vertex, first births
- Smoking decreased 28% in the past four years from 25.6% to 18.5% of women ages 18-44
- Infant mortality decreased 17% in the past four years from 7.0 to 5.8 deaths per 1,000 live births

