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Increase the proportion of women who had a healthy weight before pregnancy — MICH‑13 Data

National Status: Getting worse

  
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Most Recent Data:
37.3 percent (2024)

National Target:
47.1 percent

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
42.1 percent of females delivering a live birth in 2018 had a healthy weight prior to pregnancy

Disparities data are only available for some selections.

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Women having a healthy weight prior to pregnancy, 2018-2024
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total
42.1
CI 42.1 / 42.2
SE 0.026
41.0
CI 41.0 / 41.1
SE 0.026
40.0
CI 39.9 / 40.0
SE 0.026
39.1
CI 39.0 / 39.1
SE 0.026
38.2
CI 38.1 / 38.2
SE 0.026
37.6
CI 37.5 / 37.6
SE 0.026
37.3
CI 37.2 / 37.3
SE 0.026

Women having a healthy weight prior to pregnancy by Sex (of child), 2018-2024
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Male
42.2
CI 42.1 / 42.2
SE 0.036
41.1
CI 41.0 / 41.1
SE 0.036
40.0
CI 39.9 / 40.1
SE 0.036
39.1
CI 39.0 / 39.2
SE 0.036
38.2
CI 38.1 / 38.3
SE 0.036
37.6
CI 37.5 / 37.6
SE 0.036
37.3
CI 37.2 / 37.4
SE 0.036
Female
42.1
CI 42.0 / 42.2
SE 0.037
41.0
CI 40.9 / 41.1
SE 0.037
39.9
CI 39.9 / 40.0
SE 0.037
39.0
CI 39.0 / 39.1
SE 0.037
38.1
CI 38.0 / 38.2
SE 0.037
37.6
CI 37.5 / 37.7
SE 0.037
37.2
CI 37.2 / 37.3
SE 0.037

Women having a healthy weight prior to pregnancy by Race/Ethnicity (of mother), 2018-2024
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
American Indian or Alaska Native only
31.3
CI 30.8 / 31.8
SE 0.246
30.5
CI 30.0 / 31.0
SE 0.245
29.6
CI 29.2 / 30.1
SE 0.247
29.5
CI 29.0 / 30.0
SE 0.248
28.7
CI 28.3 / 29.2
SE 0.243
28.6
CI 28.1 / 29.1
SE 0.245
28.2
CI 27.7 / 28.7
SE 0.244
Asian only
59.3
CI 59.1 / 59.5
SE 0.099
58.8
CI 58.6 / 59.0
SE 0.099
57.4
CI 57.2 / 57.6
SE 0.104
56.2
CI 56.0 / 56.4
SE 0.105
54.8
CI 54.6 / 55.0
SE 0.104
53.7
CI 53.5 / 53.9
SE 0.105
53.3
CI 53.1 / 53.5
SE 0.103
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
27.0
CI 26.2 / 27.8
SE 0.409
26.3
CI 25.5 / 27.1
SE 0.399
25.3
CI 24.5 / 26.1
SE 0.396
24.5
CI 23.8 / 25.3
SE 0.386
24.8
CI 24.1 / 25.6
SE 0.370
24.1
CI 23.4 / 24.9
SE 0.371
23.3
CI 22.6 / 24.1
SE 0.366
Black or African American only
32.3
CI 32.2 / 32.4
SE 0.061
31.4
CI 31.3 / 31.5
SE 0.061
30.4
CI 30.3 / 30.6
SE 0.061
29.7
CI 29.6 / 29.8
SE 0.061
29.1
CI 29.0 / 29.2
SE 0.061
28.8
CI 28.6 / 28.9
SE 0.062
28.6
CI 28.5 / 28.8
SE 0.063
White only
43.0
CI 42.9 / 43.0
SE 0.030
41.8
CI 41.7 / 41.9
SE 0.030
40.8
CI 40.8 / 40.9
SE 0.030
39.9
CI 39.8 / 39.9
SE 0.030
38.9
CI 38.8 / 39.0
SE 0.030
38.3
CI 38.2 / 38.3
SE 0.030
37.8
CI 37.7 / 37.8
SE 0.030
2 or more races
39.9
CI 39.6 / 40.2
SE 0.156
38.7
CI 38.4 / 39.0
SE 0.155
37.7
CI 37.4 / 38.0
SE 0.154
36.6
CI 36.3 / 36.9
SE 0.151
36.3
CI 36.0 / 36.6
SE 0.150
35.8
CI 35.5 / 36.0
SE 0.149
35.8
CI 35.5 / 36.1
SE 0.147
Hispanic or Latino
35.9
CI 35.8 / 36.0
SE 0.052
34.5
CI 34.4 / 34.6
SE 0.051
33.2
CI 33.1 / 33.3
SE 0.051
32.1
CI 32.0 / 32.2
SE 0.050
31.5
CI 31.4 / 31.6
SE 0.049
31.1
CI 31.0 / 31.2
SE 0.048
30.8
CI 30.7 / 30.9
SE 0.047
Not Hispanic or Latino
44.0
CI 43.9 / 44.0
SE 0.030
43.0
CI 43.0 / 43.1
SE 0.030
42.1
CI 42.0 / 42.1
SE 0.030
41.2
CI 41.2 / 41.3
SE 0.030
40.4
CI 40.3 / 40.5
SE 0.030
39.8
CI 39.8 / 39.9
SE 0.031
39.6
CI 39.6 / 39.7
SE 0.031
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
30.4
CI 29.9 / 31.0
SE 0.274
29.6
CI 29.0 / 30.1
SE 0.274
28.6
CI 28.0 / 29.1
SE 0.280
28.6
CI 28.1 / 29.2
SE 0.283
27.6
CI 27.0 / 28.1
SE 0.283
27.3
CI 26.8 / 27.9
SE 0.289
27.4
CI 26.8 / 28.0
SE 0.292
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
60.0
CI 59.8 / 60.2
SE 0.101
59.6
CI 59.4 / 59.8
SE 0.101
58.3
CI 58.0 / 58.5
SE 0.106
57.0
CI 56.8 / 57.2
SE 0.108
55.7
CI 55.5 / 55.9
SE 0.107
54.5
CI 54.3 / 54.7
SE 0.108
54.2
CI 54.0 / 54.4
SE 0.106
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
24.4
CI 23.5 / 25.3
SE 0.454
23.7
CI 22.8 / 24.6
SE 0.445
22.7
CI 21.8 / 23.6
SE 0.441
21.5
CI 20.7 / 22.4
SE 0.436
21.4
CI 20.6 / 22.2
SE 0.422
21.2
CI 20.4 / 22.1
SE 0.420
20.4
CI 19.6 / 21.2
SE 0.412
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
32.1
CI 31.9 / 32.2
SE 0.064
31.2
CI 31.1 / 31.3
SE 0.064
30.2
CI 30.1 / 30.3
SE 0.064
29.4
CI 29.3 / 29.6
SE 0.064
28.9
CI 28.7 / 29.0
SE 0.064
28.5
CI 28.3 / 28.6
SE 0.065
28.4
CI 28.2 / 28.5
SE 0.066
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
45.8
CI 45.7 / 45.9
SE 0.036
44.8
CI 44.7 / 44.9
SE 0.036
44.0
CI 43.9 / 44.1
SE 0.037
43.1
CI 43.0 / 43.2
SE 0.036
42.2
CI 42.1 / 42.3
SE 0.037
41.6
CI 41.5 / 41.7
SE 0.037
41.2
CI 41.1 / 41.2
SE 0.037
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
40.3
CI 40.0 / 40.7
SE 0.171
39.1
CI 38.7 / 39.4
SE 0.170
38.0
CI 37.7 / 38.4
SE 0.169
37.0
CI 36.7 / 37.3
SE 0.165
36.8
CI 36.5 / 37.1
SE 0.164
36.2
CI 35.9 / 36.5
SE 0.163
36.4
CI 36.1 / 36.7
SE 0.161

Women having a healthy weight prior to pregnancy by Age group (of mother), 2018-2024
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
<15 years
58.3
CI 55.9 / 60.7
SE 1.210
57.3
CI 54.9 / 59.6
SE 1.196
57.7
CI 55.3 / 60.1
SE 1.210
56.4
CI 54.0 / 58.7
SE 1.179
57.7
CI 55.3 / 60.0
SE 1.197
56.8
CI 54.4 / 59.2
SE 1.210
59.4
CI 56.9 / 61.8
SE 1.219
15-19 years
49.3
CI 49.1 / 49.6
SE 0.119
48.5
CI 48.3 / 48.8
SE 0.122
48.2
CI 48.0 / 48.5
SE 0.127
48.1
CI 47.9 / 48.4
SE 0.132
48.2
CI 47.9 / 48.4
SE 0.134
49.0
CI 48.7 / 49.3
SE 0.135
49.2
CI 48.9 / 49.5
SE 0.137
20-24 years
41.2
CI 41.1 / 41.3
SE 0.058
40.1
CI 39.9 / 40.2
SE 0.059
39.0
CI 38.9 / 39.1
SE 0.060
38.2
CI 38.1 / 38.3
SE 0.061
38.1
CI 38.0 / 38.2
SE 0.061
38.4
CI 38.3 / 38.5
SE 0.063
38.7
CI 38.6 / 38.8
SE 0.063
25-29 years
40.4
CI 40.3 / 40.5
SE 0.047
39.2
CI 39.2 / 39.3
SE 0.048
38.0
CI 37.9 / 38.1
SE 0.048
36.8
CI 36.8 / 36.9
SE 0.048
35.8
CI 35.7 / 35.9
SE 0.048
35.3
CI 35.2 / 35.4
SE 0.049
34.9
CI 34.8 / 35.0
SE 0.048
30-34 years
43.7
CI 43.6 / 43.8
SE 0.048
42.6
CI 42.5 / 42.7
SE 0.048
41.4
CI 41.3 / 41.5
SE 0.048
40.4
CI 40.3 / 40.5
SE 0.047
39.1
CI 39.0 / 39.1
SE 0.047
38.0
CI 37.9 / 38.1
SE 0.047
37.5
CI 37.4 / 37.6
SE 0.046
35 years and over
41.5
CI 41.4 / 41.6
SE 0.060
40.5
CI 40.4 / 40.6
SE 0.059
39.7
CI 39.6 / 39.8
SE 0.059
39.0
CI 38.9 / 39.1
SE 0.058
38.1
CI 37.9 / 38.2
SE 0.057
37.1
CI 37.0 / 37.2
SE 0.056
36.8
CI 36.6 / 36.9
SE 0.056

Women having a healthy weight prior to pregnancy by Educational attainment (of mother, 20 years and over), 2018-2024
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Less than High school
35.5
CI 35.4 / 35.7
SE 0.078
34.5
CI 34.4 / 34.7
SE 0.079
33.5
CI 33.3 / 33.6
SE 0.081
32.4
CI 32.2 / 32.6
SE 0.083
32.4
CI 32.2 / 32.6
SE 0.082
32.0
CI 31.9 / 32.2
SE 0.083
32.1
CI 31.9 / 32.3
SE 0.082
High school
36.1
CI 36.0 / 36.2
SE 0.051
34.7
CI 34.6 / 34.8
SE 0.051
33.6
CI 33.5 / 33.7
SE 0.051
32.6
CI 32.5 / 32.7
SE 0.050
31.9
CI 31.8 / 32.0
SE 0.050
31.7
CI 31.6 / 31.8
SE 0.050
31.5
CI 31.4 / 31.6
SE 0.049
Some college or Associate degree
36.3
CI 36.2 / 36.4
SE 0.047
35.3
CI 35.2 / 35.4
SE 0.048
34.0
CI 33.9 / 34.1
SE 0.048
32.9
CI 32.8 / 33.0
SE 0.048
32.0
CI 31.9 / 32.1
SE 0.048
31.4
CI 31.3 / 31.5
SE 0.050
31.1
CI 31.0 / 31.2
SE 0.050
4-year college degree or more
52.3
CI 52.2 / 52.4
SE 0.045
51.2
CI 51.1 / 51.3
SE 0.045
50.0
CI 50.0 / 50.1
SE 0.046
48.7
CI 48.6 / 48.8
SE 0.044
47.3
CI 47.2 / 47.4
SE 0.044
46.1
CI 46.0 / 46.2
SE 0.044
45.4
CI 45.3 / 45.4
SE 0.044

Women having a healthy weight prior to pregnancy by Family income, 2018-2024
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Family income
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Women having a healthy weight prior to pregnancy by Health insurance status, 2018-2024
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Health insurance status
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Women having a healthy weight prior to pregnancy by Geographic location, 2018-2024
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metropolitan
42.9
CI 42.8 / 42.9
SE 0.028
41.8
CI 41.7 / 41.8
SE 0.028
40.7
CI 40.6 / 40.7
SE 0.028
39.8
CI 39.7 / 39.8
SE 0.028
38.8
CI 38.8 / 38.9
SE 0.028
DNA
DNA
Non-metropolitan
37.4
CI 37.3 / 37.6
SE 0.068
36.4
CI 36.3 / 36.6
SE 0.068
35.4
CI 35.3 / 35.5
SE 0.069
34.6
CI 34.5 / 34.7
SE 0.068
34.0
CI 33.9 / 34.1
SE 0.068
DNA
DNA

Women having a healthy weight prior to pregnancy by Marital status, 2018-2024  1
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Married
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
Unmarried
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA

Women having a healthy weight prior to pregnancy by Country of birth (of mother), 2018-2024
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
US
41.0
CI 40.9 / 41.0
SE 0.029
39.9
CI 39.8 / 39.9
SE 0.029
39.0
CI 38.9 / 39.0
SE 0.029
38.2
CI 38.2 / 38.3
SE 0.029
37.3
CI 37.2 / 37.3
SE 0.029
36.7
CI 36.6 / 36.7
SE 0.029
36.4
CI 36.3 / 36.4
SE 0.029
Outside US
46.2
CI 46.1 / 46.3
SE 0.055
45.1
CI 45.0 / 45.2
SE 0.055
43.6
CI 43.5 / 43.7
SE 0.057
42.2
CI 42.1 / 42.3
SE 0.057
41.2
CI 41.1 / 41.4
SE 0.055
40.5
CI 40.4 / 40.7
SE 0.054
40.1
CI 40.0 / 40.2
SE 0.053

Women having a healthy weight prior to pregnancy by Veteran status, 2018-2024
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Veteran status
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Women having a healthy weight prior to pregnancy by Disability status, 2018-2024
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Disability status
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Women having a healthy weight prior to pregnancy by Sexual orientation, 2018-2024
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Sexual orientation
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Women having a healthy weight prior to pregnancy by Gender identity, 2018-2024
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Gender identity
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Disparity