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State-level data is available on low birth weight babies and infant mortality rates by race and ethnicity.

How the States Measure Up

Women’s Status on the Reproductive Rights Composite Index and Its Components

Fertility, Natality, and Infant Health

Percent of Low Birth Weight Babies (less than 5 lbs., 8 oz.) by Race/Ethnicity and State, 2013
Infant Mortality Rates (deaths of infants under age one per 1,000 live births) by Race/Ethnicity and State, 2012

The Status of Women in the States provides data on women’s progress in 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the United States overall. The data can be used to raise awareness, improve policies, and promote women’s equality.

Explore the Data

Press Releases

New State Grades on the Economic Status of Women Show Stagnant or Declining Progress in Most States

Missy Elliot makes history as the first woman rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame https://t.co/zFmR8o09cu
.@TheLancet launches new initiative on gender equality and health with a global focus. https://t.co/zu3gOaCf1v
The Long Road to the Student Debt Crisis https://t.co/KnwRL11RAg
There are nearly 4 million undergraduate students who are raising children, representing 22% of all students attend… https://t.co/j9R7jF0X9U
Homeless in College: Students sleep in cars, on couches when they have nowhere else to go https://t.co/mUPeFA2kmJ @charissejones