National Highlights

Recent notable shifts in key health indicators

• Maternal mortality: 22.4 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2017-2021.
• High health status: 59% of women ages 18-44 reported that their health was very good or excellent in 2020-2021.
• Early childhood education: decreased 18% from 48.9% to 40.2% of children ages 3-4 between 2019 and 2021.
• Fruit and vegetable consumption: 1 in 10 women ages 18-44 reported consuming two or more fruits and three or more vegetables daily in 2021.
• Electronic vapor product use: decreased 45% from 32.7% to 18.0% of high school students between 2019 and 2021.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.