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Recent notable shifts in key health indicators

Health Outcomes
  • Mortality – Women increased 16% from 117.3 to 136.4 deaths per 100,000 women ages 20-44 between 2020 and 2021.
  • Child mortality increased 7% from 25.7 to 27.4 deaths per 100,000 children ages 1-19 between 2016-2018 and 2019-2021.
  • Infant mortality decreased 4% from 5.7 to 5.5 deaths per 1,000 live births between 2017-2018 and 2019-2020.
  • Drug deaths increased 27% from 20.3 to 25.7 deaths per 100,000 females ages 20-44 between 2016-2018 and 2019-2021.
  • Frequent mental distress increased 16% from 18.1% to 21.0% of women ages 18-44 between 2018-2019 and 2020-2021.CDC,
  • High health status increased 10% from 53.8% to 59.0% of women ages 18-44 between 2018-2019 and 2020-2021.
  • Severe maternal morbidity increased 9% from 81.0 to 88.3 complications per 10,000 delivery hospitalizations between 2019 and 2020.
Social and Economic Factors
  • Injury deaths – women increased 17% from 41.0 to 48.1 deaths per 100,000 females ages 20-44 between 2016-2018 and 2019-2021.
  • Injury deaths – children increased 11% from 15.7 to 17.4 deaths per 100,000 children ages 1-19 between 2016-2018 and 2019-2021.
Clinical Care
  • Uninsured women decreased 9% from 12.9% to 11.8% among women ages 19-44 between 2019 and 2021.
  • Uninsured children decreased 5% from 5.7% to 5.4% among children between 2019 and 2021.
  • Women's health providers decreased 7% from 49.5 to 46.0 providers per 100,000 females ages 15 and older between 2021 and 2022.
Behaviors
  • Fruit and vegetable consumption decreased 20% from 12.2% to 9.8% of women ages 18-44 between 2017 and 2021.
  • Physical inactivity decreased 7% from 22.6% to 21.1% of women ages 18-44 between 2018-2019 and 2020-2021.
  • Smoking decreased 15% from 14.3% to 12.1% of women ages 18-44 between 2018-2019 and 2020-2021.
  • Teen births decreased 10% from 15.4 to 13.9 births per 1,000 females ages 15-19 between 2020 and 2021.