Table 6.1

How the States Measure Up: Women’s Status on the Health & Well-Being Composite Index and Its Components
Composite Index
Heart Disease Mortality
Lung Cancer Mortality
Breast Cancer Mortality
Incidence of Diabetes
Rate of Reported Cases of Chlamydia
Incidence of AIDS
Poor Mental Health
Suicide Mortality
Limited Activities
State
Score
Rank
Grade
Rate
Rank
Rate
Rank
Rate
Rank
Percent
Rank
Rate
Rank
Rate
Rank
Days
Rank
Rate
Rank
Days
Rank
Alabama
1.23
50
F
184.3
50
39.3
32
21.9
31
14.1%
51
849.5
47
5.6
37
5.6
51
5.5
20
5.9
47
Alaska
2.09
27
C
100.9
3
42.8
43
18.9
6
6.6%
2
1,113.3
50
2.0
20
3.9
11
8.5
45
4.6
23
Arizona
2.08
28
C–
112.6
8
30.7
6
19.7
14
10.0%
28
666.2
35
1.4
11
4.5
32
7.9
43
5.2
40
Arkansas
1.41
47
D–
173.6
48
44.3
47
21.9
31
10.5%
39
755.3
43
2.0
20
5.5
50
6.4
35
5.9
47
California
2.30
17
C+
122.1
22
28.5
5
20.6
25
10.2%
33
588.1
26
2.3
26
4.2
23
4.6
9
4.7
28
Colorado
2.57
6
B
102.3
4
27.5
4
19.4
11
5.9%
1
554.8
19
2.0
20
4.0
13
8.7
46
3.8
4
Connecticut
2.52
7
B–
121.9
21
33.5
12
19.2
10
7.6%
8
500.4
11
5.2
36
3.9
11
4.2
7
4.1
9
Delaware
1.91
34
D+
137.5
32
42.0
41
22.1
34
11.2%
43
785.6
44
7.9
45
4.1
18
5.5
20
4.4
18
District of Columbia
1.37
48
F
166.8
45
34.2
14
29.1
51
8.5%
18
1,197.8
51
47.6
51
3.8
8
3.1
1
4.3
14
Florida
2.00
32
C–
117.6
18
35.7
17
20.3
20
10.1%
30
574.4
25
10.1
47
4.7
41
6.5
37
5.1
37
Georgia
1.83
38
D
144.2
36
35.7
17
22.2
36
11.7%
45
721.2
40
14.8
50
4.1
18
5.0
13
4.8
31
Hawaii
2.76
2
B+
98.2
2
25.1
2
14.8
1
8.4%
17
673.0
36
0.8
6
3.1
1
5.3
17
4.1
9
Idaho
2.33
14
C+
116.7
14
31.5
8
20.1
17
7.3%
7
487.4
9
0.6
4
4.5
32
8.1
44
4.4
18
Illinois
2.18
23
C
136.9
29
39.2
31
22.8
45
10.2%
33
698.1
39
3.7
31
4.1
18
3.9
5
4.0
8
Indiana
1.86
37
D+
147.7
38
42.2
42
22.0
33
10.3%
36
611.8
28
2.5
29
4.9
44
5.8
27
4.9
32
Iowa
2.45
10
B–
132.5
28
36.5
22
19.6
13
9.4%
25
509.5
14
1.5
13
3.5
5
5.3
17
3.7
2
Kansas
2.30
17
C+
124.5
23
38.4
30
20.5
23
9.3%
24
573.8
24
1.7
16
3.8
8
5.8
27
4.2
12
Kentucky
1.50
43
D–
162.8
43
54.4
51
22.4
38
10.6%
40
543.8
17
2.1
23
5.4
49
6.1
32
5.7
46
Louisiana
1.31
49
F
170.8
47
41.7
40
24.3
50
12.8%
48
904.7
49
14.0
49
4.9
44
5.2
15
5.5
44
Maine
2.30
17
C+
116.7
14
44.0
46
17.7
3
8.9%
22
354.1
2
1.7
16
4.4
30
6.5
37
4.6
23
Maryland
2.12
26
C
139.0
33
36.1
19
22.5
39
10.0%
28
627.8
29
13.7
48
4.0
13
3.5
3
4.3
14
Massachusetts
2.48
9
B–
110.2
7
37.9
28
19.1
8
8.1%
11
462.7
7
6.1
40
4.2
23
4.1
6
4.3
14
Michigan
1.87
36
D+
160.4
42
41.2
36
22.1
34
9.7%
26
636.9
32
2.4
28
4.6
36
5.0
13
4.9
32
Minnesota
2.81
1
A–
89.3
1
33.4
11
19.1
8
7.0%
4
478.4
8
2.6
30
3.4
4
4.9
12
3.8
4
Mississippi
1.20
51
F
191.7
51
41.2
36
23.9
49
13.7%
50
825.5
46
7.2
43
5.0
47
5.5
20
5.9
47
Missouri
1.75
41
D
155.8
41
44.4
48
22.6
41
10.2%
33
628.6
30
2.1
23
4.5
32
6.4
35
5.2
40
Montana
2.16
25
C
116.6
13
36.4
21
20.4
21
7.0%
4
540.0
16
0.5
3
4.0
13
10.8
51
4.6
23
Nebraska
2.58
5
B
117.1
16
34.8
16
20.2
18
8.3%
14
529.9
15
1.1
9
3.5
5
4.7
10
3.8
4
Nevada
1.76
40
D
147.0
37
41.6
39
22.7
42
8.5%
18
598.3
27
4.2
34
4.6
36
9.1
47
5.0
35
New Hampshire
2.43
11
B–
117.4
17
41.1
35
19.7
14
7.9%
10
327.2
1
1.3
10
4.2
23
5.7
25
4.4
18
New Jersey
2.39
13
C+
137.4
31
33.6
13
23.4
47
8.3%
14
457.4
6
6.9
42
3.7
7
3.2
2
4.2
12
New Mexico
1.93
33
D+
118.2
19
26.2
3
18.7
4
10.7%
41
858.0
48
0.9
7
4.3
27
10.0
50
5.2
40
New York
2.03
30
C–
155.0
40
34.2
14
21.0
27
10.9%
42
639.4
33
8.5
46
4.3
27
3.6
4
4.5
22
North Carolina
1.91
34
D+
131.2
26
37.6
26
21.4
29
11.3%
44
743.0
42
5.9
39
4.3
27
5.8
27
5.0
35
North Dakota
2.70
3
B+
116.1
11
31.5
8
17.4
2
7.8%
9
559.2
21
0.4
2
3.2
2
5.7
25
3.5
1
Ohio
1.81
39
D
150.7
39
43.6
45
23.2
46
10.3%
36
648.9
34
2.3
26
4.6
36
5.3
17
5.1
37
Oklahoma
1.42
46
D–
182.7
49
45.7
49
23.4
47
10.1%
30
678.7
38
2.1
23
4.9
44
7.3
41
5.6
45
Oregon
2.17
24
C
102.6
5
39.3
32
20.2
18
8.7%
20
504.5
12
1.4
11
4.7
41
7.6
42
5.1
37
Pennsylvania
2.02
31
C–
143.6
35
37.4
25
22.5
39
10.1%
30
545.8
18
5.6
37
4.6
36
5.2
15
4.6
23
Rhode Island
2.19
21
C
131.3
27
41.2
36
19.0
7
8.2%
13
561.6
22
3.8
32
4.4
30
4.4
8
4.9
32
South Carolina
1.63
42
D–
140.7
34
38.1
29
22.7
42
13.4%
49
787.3
45
7.2
43
4.7
41
6.0
31
5.3
43
South Dakota
2.43
11
B–
116.0
9
36.5
22
21.1
28
9.2%
23
673.0
36
0.6
4
3.2
2
6.2
33
3.8
4
Tennessee
1.44
45
D–
162.8
43
43.4
44
22.3
37
12.0%
46
636.6
31
4.8
35
4.6
36
5.9
30
6.5
51
Texas
2.08
28
C–
136.9
29
31.8
10
20.5
23
10.4%
38
739.2
41
6.6
41
4.1
18
4.8
11
4.7
28
Utah
2.60
4
B
121.8
20
15.6
1
20.4
21
6.8%
3
355.8
3
1.7
16
4.2
23
9.1
47
3.7
2
Vermont
2.49
8
B–
116.5
12
39.9
34
18.8
5
7.1%
6
415.8
5
0.0
1
4.1
18
6.3
34
4.1
9
Virginia
2.19
21
C
128.3
25
36.5
22
21.7
30
9.7%
26
556.3
20
4.0
33
3.8
8
5.5
20
4.7
28
Washington
2.33
14
C+
108.3
6
36.1
19
19.7
14
8.1%
11
505.1
13
1.6
14
4.5
32
6.6
40
4.6
23
West Virginia
1.49
44
D–
167.1
46
46.7
50
22.7
42
12.6%
47
385.5
4
1.8
19
5.3
48
6.5
37
6.0
50
Wisconsin
2.32
16
C+
125.0
24
37.8
27
20.8
26
8.3%
14
570.5
23
1.6
14
4.0
13
5.6
24
4.3
14
Wyoming
2.29
20
C+
116.0
9
31.4
7
19.4
11
8.7%
20
491.6
10
0.9
7
4.0
13
9.2
49
4.4
18
United States
136.1
36.3
21.3
10.0%
623.1
4.8
4.3
5.4
4.8
Notes: For purposes of comparing with earlier IWPR Status of Women in the States reports, the median has been calculated for all 50 states and the District of Columbia for incidence of diabetes (9.7%), poor mental health (4.2 days), and limited activities (4.6 days). Data on heart disease, lung cancer, breast cancer, chlamydia, and suicide mortality are for women of all ages; data on diabetes, poor mental health, and limited activities are for women aged 18 and older; and data on AIDS are for women aged 13 and older. State-level IWPR data on men’s health are available at www.statusofwomendata.org. See Appendix A6 for methodology and sources.