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US SummaryAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingThe United Health Foundation is proud to release the America’s Health Rankings® 2024 Health of Women and Children Report which examines 123 measures of health from 33 data sources to provide a holistic understanding of the health of these populations and track trends over time.
This year’s Health of Women and Children Report finds that women face challenges in maternal mortality and health outcomes, while bright spots in children’s health are offset by increases in the child mortality rate.
- Maternal mortality increased 34% between 2014-2018 and 2018-2022. However, several clinical care measures for women did not change and remained short of public health targets.
- Among women, asthma prevalence increased 9% and obesity increased 8% between 2019-2020 and 2021-2022. The prevalence of overweight or obesity in youth decreased 6%.
- Depression increased 11% among women between 2019-2020 and 2021-2022.
- Additionally, drug deaths continued to rise among women, underscoring a longer-term trend. The rate increased 38% between 2017-2019 and 2020-2022. There were large disparities by race/ethnicity and geography.
- In 2020-2022, the teen suicide rate decreased 6% from its peak in 2017-2019, which was the highest rate since America’s Health Rankings began tracking the measure. However, between 2017-2019 and 2020-2022, child mortality increased 14%.
- Following a positive, long-term trend the number of pediatricians rose 4% between 2022 and 2023.
- Enrollment in early childhood education increased 16% between 2021 and 2022. At the same time, unemployment among women decreased 31%.
- The healthiest state for women and children was New Hampshire. This was followed by Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey and Vermont. Arkansas was the least healthy, followed by Mississippi, Louisiana, Oklahoma and West Virginia.