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Health Outcomes

  • The overall child mortality rate increased 14% from 25.4 to 29.0 deaths per 100,000 children ages 1-19 between 2017-2019 and 2020-2022.
  • The overall mortality rate among women ages 20–44 decreased 12% from 136.4 to 120.0 deaths per 100,000 women ages 20-44 between 2021 and 2022.
  • Maternal mortality increased 34% from 17.3 to 23.2 deaths per 100,000 live births between 2014-2018 and 2018-2022.
  • Depression among women ages 18-44 increased 11% from 26.1% to 29.1% between 2019-2020 and 2021-2022.
  • Mental health conditions among children ages 6-17 increased 12% from 17.7% to 19.9% between 2020-2021 and 2022-2023.
  • Teen suicide decreased 6% from 11.2 to 10.5 deaths per 100,000 adolescents ages 15-19 between 2017-2019 and 2020-2022.
  • Obesity among women ages 18-44 increased 8% from 30.4% to 32.7% between 2019-2020 and 2021-2022.
  • The prevalence of youth who were overweight or had obesity decreased 6% from 33.2% to 31.1% of youth ages 10-17 between 2020-2021 and 2022-2023.

Social and Economic Factors

  • Firearm deaths among children increased 37% from 4.3 to 5.9 deaths per 100,000 children ages 1-19 between 2017-2019 and 2020-2022.
  • Firearm deaths among women increased 27% from 4.8 to 6.1 deaths per 100,000 women ages 20-44 between 2017-2019 and 2020-2022.
  • Early childhood education increased 16% from 40.2% to 46.7% of children ages 3-4 between 2021 and 2022.
  • Food sufficiency among children decreased 6% from 71.9% to 67.3% of children ages 0-17 between 2020-2021 and 2022-2023.

Behaviors

Clinical Care

  • Uninsured women decreased 8% from 11.8% to 10.9% of women ages 19-44 between 2021 and 2022.
  • Uninsured children decreased 6% from 5.4% to 5.1% of children younger than 19 between 2021 and 2022.
Returning toward pre-pandemic (2019) levels: