There are stark disparities in women’s health across the United States. Image by Getty Images.

News Release

ARLINGTON, TEXAS  — How do you feel your health fares in Indiana? With World Health Day 2025 happening in April, it’s a good time to think about the quality of care you receive and how it measures up to care across the nation. A new study done by HonestTaskers, a virtual healthcare service, reports on the best and worst states for women’s health in the United States.

HonestTaskers analyzed six key indicators affecting women’s health. Each state was ranked from one, the best, to 50, the worst. The indicators are: access to health insurance, maternal mortality, all-cause mortality, availability of professionally active female physicians, women’s life expectancy and mental health.

California ranks number one with the highest number of available physicians, with over 48,000 female physicians as of January. Other contributing factors are having the lowest maternal mortality rate and the second-lowest all-cause mortality for women.

Massachusetts comes in at second place with the lowest rate of uninsured women in the country and strong numbers in life expectancy and provider access. New York has third place, with great showings in physician access, mental health, and mortality rates.

At the other end of the list, Alaska ranks as the worst state for women’s health, with the lowest availability of female physicians in the nation and the highest all-cause mortality rate. At 49 is Arkansas and at 48 is Tennessee.

Fortunately, Indiana does not rank in the bottom 10 worst states for women’s health. With that said, it is not in the top 10 best states, either. Roland Omene, co-founder of HonestTaskers, says of the study, “We hope this study drives awareness and inspires meaningful policy change that ensures every woman can have a healthy beginning and a hopeful future, no matter her zip code.”

Sources used for the study are the CDC, KFF, and America’s health rankings. Credit to honesttaskers.com.