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2024 Health of Women and Children Report2024 Health of Women and Children Report – Executive Brief2024 Health of Women and Children Report – State Summaries2024 Health of Women and Children Report – Concentrated Disadvantage County-Level Maps2024 Health of Women and Children Report – Measures Table2024 Health of Women and Children Report – Infographics2024 Health of Women and Children Report – Report Data (All States)
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
- Smoking during pregnancy decreased 20% from 4.6% to 3.7% of women with a recent birth between 2021 and 2022.
- Smoking cigarettes among women ages 18-44 decreased 16% from 13.4% to 11.2% between 2019-2020 and 2021-2022.
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:
- Unemployment among women decreased 31% from 5.2% to 3.6% of the female civilian workforce between 2021 and 2022.
- Frequent physical distress among women ages 18-44 increased 15% from 7.5% to 8.6% between 2019-2020 and 2021-2022.
- Insufficient sleep among women ages 18-44 increased 9% from 33.4% to 36.5% between 2020 and 2022.
- Neighborhood amenities among children increased 6% from 35.9% to 38.0% of children ages 0-17 between 2020-2021 and 2022-2023.