National Snapshot

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US Summary

2026 Health of Women and Children Report 2026 Health of Women and Children Report – Executive Brief 2026 Health of Women and Children Report – State Summaries 2026 Health of Women and Children Report – Concentrated Disadvantage County-Level Maps 2026 Health of Women and Children Report – Measures Table 2026 Health of Women and Children Report – Infographics 2026 Health of Women and Children Report – Report Data (All States)

Health Outcomes

Behavioral Health

Frequent mental distress among women^a increased 62% from 14.3% to 23.2% of women ages 18-44 between 2013-2014 and 2023-2024.
Drug deaths among women^b increased 50% from 16.7 to 25.0 deaths per 100,000 women ages 20-44 between 2014-2016 and 2022-2024.
Mental health conditions among children^c increased 32% from 15.5% to 20.5% of children ages 3-17 between 2016-2017 and 2023-2024.
Flourishing among children^c decreased 28% from 92.8% to 66.7% of children ages 6 months to 17 years between 2016-2017 and 2023-2024.

Mortality

Maternal mortality^d increased 34% from 17.3 to 23.1 deaths per 100,000 live births between 2014-2018 and 2020-2024.
Infant mortality^e decreased 7% from 6.0 to 5.6 deaths per 1,000 live births between 2012-2013 and 2022-2023.

Physical Health

Severe maternal morbidity^f increased 36% from 72.1 to 97.8 complications per 10,000 delivery hospitalizations between 2016 and 2023.
Obesity among women^a increased 26% from 25.9% to 32.6% of women ages 18-44 between 2013-2014 and 2023-2024.
Neonatal abstinence syndrome^f decreased 25% from 6.8 to 5.1 diagnoses per 1,000 birth hospitalizations between 2016 and 2023.
Diabetes among women^a increased 16% from 3.1% to 3.6% of women ages 18-44 between 2013-2014 and 2023-2024.
High health status among women^a decreased 12% from 56.0% to 49.4% of women ages 18-44 between 2013-2014 and 2023-2024.
Low birth weight^g increased 6% from 8.0% to 8.5% of live births between 2014 and 2024.

Social and Economic Factors

Community and Family Safety

Injury deaths among women^b increased 47% from 31.9 to 47.0 deaths per 100,000 women ages 20-44 between 2012-2014 and 2022-2024.
Injury deaths among children^b increased 25% from 14.2 to 17.8 deaths per 100,000 children ages 1-19 between 2012-2014 and 2022-2024.

Economic Resources

Children in poverty^h decreased 29% from 21.7% to 15.5% of children ages 0-17 between 2014 and 2024.
Poverty among women^h decreased 12% from 16.3% to 14.4% of women ages 18-44 between 2018 and 2024.

Education

College graduation among women^a increased 9% from 35.7% to 39.0% of women ages 25-44 between 2017-2018 and 2023-2024.
High school graduationⁱ increased 7% from 81.4% to 86.7% of students between the 2012-2013 and 2022-2023 school years.

Clinical Care

Access to Care

Uninsured children^h increased 20% from 5.0% to 6.0% of children ages 0-18 between 2017 and 2024.
Uninsured women^h decreased 10% from 12.4% to 11.2% of women ages 19-44 between 2017 and 2024.

Preventive Clinical Services

Well-woman visits^a increased 10% from 66.5% to 73.4% of women ages 18-44 between 2013-2014 and 2023-2024.
Well-child visits^c decreased 3% from 82.1% to 79.6% of children ages 0-17 between 2016-2017 and 2023-2024.

Quality of Care

Adequate insurance among children^c decreased 5% from 68.3% to 64.6% of children ages 0-17 between 2016-2017 and 2023-2024.
Medical home among children^c decreased 6% from 48.5% to 45.5% of children ages 0-17 between 2016-2017 and 2023-2024.

Behaviors

Smoking and Tobacco Use

E-cigarette use among women^a increased 121% from 5.3% to 11.7% of women ages 18-44 between 2018 and 2023-2024.
Cigarette smoking among women^a decreased 52% from 17.4% to 8.4% of women ages 18-44 between 2013-2014 and 2023-2024.

a Source: U.S. HHS, CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System​.

b Source: U.S. HHS, Multiple Cause of Death Files via CDC WONDER.

c Source: U.S. HHS, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, National Survey of Children's Health. 

d Source: U.S. HHS, CDC, NCHS, NVSS via HRSA, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Federally Available Data (FAD).

e Source: U.S. HHS, Linked Birth/Infant Death Records via CDC WONDER.

f Source: U.S. HHS, AHRQ, HCUP, State Inpatient Database via HRSA, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Federally Available Data (FAD).

g Source: U.S. HHS, Natality Public Use Files via CDC WONDER.

h Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 1-Year Dataset.

i Source: U.S. ED, National Center for Education Statistics, EDFacts.

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