Women's Health
This category includes information on women’s access to care, health coverage, and health status, including data on incidences and deaths for varying conditions and diseases. Additionally, this category includes information on family planning, childbirth, and abortion. Also view State Profiles for Women’s Health, an interactive map and dashboard of the latest national and state-specific data on women’s health, including insurance and Medicaid coverage, poverty, mental health, HIV, cancer, pregnancy, abortions, and use of preventive services. Many indicators provide health care information for women broken down by race/ethnicity.
Select an indicator below to view state data. Results will be shown as a table, map, or trend graph, as available. To compile data from multiple indicators for one or more states, build a Custom State Report.
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Women's Health Indicators
Access and Utilization
- Women Who Report Having No Personal Doctor/Health Care Provider by Race/Ethnicity
- Women Who Report Not Seeing a Doctor in the Past 12 Months Due to Cost by Race/Ethnicity
- Women Ages 18-64 Who Report Having a Pap Smear within the Past Three Years by Race/Ethnicity
- Women Age 40 and Older Who Report Having Had a Mammogram Within the Past Two Years by Race/Ethnicity
- Women Who Report Having a Cholesterol Check in the Past Five Years
- Women Who Report Visiting a Dentist or Dental Clinic within the Past Year by Race/Ethnicity
- Medicaid Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program Enrollment
Health Insurance Coverage (2020 - Current Population Survey)
Health Insurance Coverage (2008-2019)
Paid Family and Sick Leave
Family Planning
- Emergency Room Requirements to Offer Emergency Contraception Services to Sexual Assault Survivors
- Pharmacist Provision of Emergency Contraception to Women Without a Doctor’s Prescription
- Mandated Coverage of Infertility Treatment
- Minors’ Authority to Consent to Contraceptive Services
- State Requirements for Insurance Coverage of Contraceptives
- States That Have Expanded Eligibility for Coverage of Family Planning Services Under Medicaid
- Medicaid Coverage of Oral Contraceptives
- Medicaid Coverage of Intrauterine Devices (IUDs) & Implants and Reimbursement Policy
- Medicaid Coverage of Prescription Contraceptives – Injectable, Diaphragm, Patch, Ring
- Medicaid Coverage of Over-the-Counter Contraceptives
- Medicaid Coverage of Emergency Contraceptives
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Births
- Total Number of Births
- Births per 1,000 Women Ages 15-44
- Number of Births by Race
- Number of Births by Hispanic Origin of Mother
- Teen Birth Rate per 1,000 Population Ages 15-19
- Number of Preterm Births by Race/Ethnicity
- Preterm Births as a Percent of All Births by Race/Ethnicity
- Births of Low Birthweight by Race/Ethnicity
- Births of Low Birthweight as a Percent of All Births by Race/Ethnicity
- Births Financed by Medicaid
- Births by Source of Payment for Delivery
- Women Who Report Smoking and Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy
Abortion Statistics and Policies
- Number of Reported Legal Abortions by State of Occurrence
- Reported Legal Abortions by Age Group Within the State of Occurrence
- Rate of Legal Abortions per 1,000 Women Aged 15-44 Years by State of Occurrence
- Percentage of Legal Abortions Obtained by Out-of-State Residents
- Reported Legal Abortions by Race of Women Who Obtained Abortion by the State of Occurrence
- Mandatory Waiting Periods for Women Seeking Abortions
- Parental Consent/Notification Requirements for Minors Seeking Abortions
- State Bans on So-called “Partial Birth” Abortion
- States with Gestational Limits for Abortion
- State Restriction of Health Insurance Coverage of Abortion
- State Ultrasound Requirements in Abortion Procedure
- State Funding of Abortions Under Medicaid
- Regulations on Facilities and Clinicians Providing Abortions
- State Requirements for the Provision of Medication Abortion
- State Policies Protecting or Restricting Legal Status of Abortion
Health Status
Chronic Conditions
- Adults Who Report Having Arthritis by Sex
- Adults Who Report Smoking by Sex
- Adults Who Are Obese by Sex
- Adults Who Report Currently Having Asthma by Sex
- Women Who Report Ever Being Told by a Doctor that They Have Hypertension
- Women Who Report Ever Being Told by a Doctor that They Have Diabetes
- Women Who Report Ever Being Told by a Doctor that They Have Diabetes by Race/Ethnicity
Cancer Statistics
- Breast Cancer Incidence Rate per 100,000 Women
- Breast Cancer Incidence Rate per 100,000 Women by Race/Ethnicity
- Breast Cancer Deaths per 100,000 Women
- Breast Cancer Deaths per 100,000 Women by Race/Ethnicity
- Cervical Cancer Incidence Rate per 100,000 Women
- Cervical Cancer Incidence Rate per 100,000 Women by Race/Ethnicity
- Cervical Cancer Deaths per 100,000 Women
- Cervical Cancer Deaths per 100,000 Women by Race/Ethnicity