www.medicaid.gov: History & Trends
How this site has changed over time. The weekly overview answers "what should I fix now?"; this page answers "how are we trending?"
Tracking since 2026-W24 — 17 weeks recorded. Accessibility score is improving (+30 pts since 2026-W36). Download the full trend series: CSV · JSON.
How the latest week compares
Latest week (2026-W40) vs. earlier look-back windows. positive/negative is relative to each measure — coloured by better or worse
| Measure | Now | vs 4 wk ago | vs 13 wk ago |
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| Accessibility score | 100 | +30 better | +30 better |
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| Median axe violations / page | 0 | -6 better | -6 better |
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| Median page weight (KB) | 1748 KB | +847 KB worse | +999 KB worse |
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| Reading ease (Flesch) | 34.9 | -4 worse | -2.1000000000000014 worse |
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| Standards checks passing (%) | 52% | +9% better | +15% better |
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Accessible? — severity over time
Pages affected by axe severity over 17 weeks (lower is better)
Pages affected by axe severity, by week
| Week | Critical | Serious | Moderate | Minor |
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| 2026-W24 | 624 | 135 | 5027 | 122 |
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| 2026-W25 | 3487 | 619 | 18618 | 606 |
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| 2026-W26 | 2992 | 477 | 19456 | 473 |
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| 2026-W27 | 2800 | 497 | 16837 | 486 |
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| 2026-W28 | 2625 | 482 | 16501 | 470 |
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| 2026-W29 | 1688 | 609 | 12223 | 599 |
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| 2026-W30 | 956 | 493 | 7054 | 487 |
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| 2026-W31 | 930 | 314 | 7067 | 311 |
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| 2026-W32 | 656 | 191 | 4841 | 187 |
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| 2026-W33 | 634 | 255 | 4662 | 250 |
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| 2026-W34 | 595 | 250 | 4703 | 239 |
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| 2026-W35 | 2652 | 633 | 13197 | 629 |
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| 2026-W36 | 1964 | 410 | 12062 | 410 |
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| 2026-W37 | 850 | 233 | 5399 | 231 |
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| 2026-W38 | 670 | 223 | 4396 | 221 |
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| 2026-W39 | 448 | 150 | 3263 | 145 |
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| 2026-W40 | 186 | 61 | 1379 | 60 |
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Fast? — Lighthouse over time
Lighthouse category scores over 17 weeks
Lighthouse category scores by week
| Week | Performance | Accessibility | Best practices | SEO |
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| 2026-W24 | 89 | 99 | 96 | 92 |
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| 2026-W25 | 90 | 99 | 96 | 92 |
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| 2026-W26 | 90 | 99 | 96 | 92 |
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| 2026-W27 | 89 | 99 | 96 | 92 |
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| 2026-W28 | 88 | 99 | 96 | 92 |
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| 2026-W29 | 74 | 99 | 96 | 100 |
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| 2026-W30 | 72 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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| 2026-W31 | 73 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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| 2026-W32 | 72 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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| 2026-W33 | 72 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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| 2026-W34 | 70 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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| 2026-W35 | 76 | 99 | 96 | 92 |
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| 2026-W36 | 72 | 99 | 96 | 92 |
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| 2026-W37 | 69 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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| 2026-W38 | 70 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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| 2026-W39 | 67 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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| 2026-W40 | 67 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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Lighthouse trend points are based on sampled pages and can vary week-to-week depending on which pages were sampled.
Sustainable? — page weight, requests & carbon over time
Median page weight (KB) over 17 weeks — worse (758 KB → 1748 KB)
Median page weight (KB) by week
| Week | Median page weight (KB) |
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| 2026-W24 | 758 KB |
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| 2026-W25 | 748 KB |
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| 2026-W26 | 747 KB |
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| 2026-W27 | 749 KB |
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| 2026-W28 | 750 KB |
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| 2026-W29 | 1642 KB |
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| 2026-W30 | 1730 KB |
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| 2026-W31 | 1732 KB |
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| 2026-W32 | 1737 KB |
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| 2026-W33 | 1738 KB |
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| 2026-W34 | 1738 KB |
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| 2026-W35 | 901 KB |
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| 2026-W36 | 901 KB |
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| 2026-W37 | 1741 KB |
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| 2026-W38 | 1742 KB |
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| 2026-W39 | 1747 KB |
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| 2026-W40 | 1748 KB |
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Median requests per page over 17 weeks — worse (29 → 156)
Median requests per page by week
| Week | Median requests per page |
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| 2026-W24 | 29 |
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| 2026-W25 | 27 |
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| 2026-W26 | 27 |
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| 2026-W27 | 27 |
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| 2026-W28 | 27 |
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| 2026-W29 | 107 |
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| 2026-W30 | 155 |
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| 2026-W31 | 155 |
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| 2026-W32 | 155 |
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| 2026-W33 | 156 |
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| 2026-W34 | 156 |
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| 2026-W35 | 29 |
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| 2026-W36 | 29 |
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| 2026-W37 | 156 |
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| 2026-W38 | 156 |
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| 2026-W39 | 156 |
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| 2026-W40 | 156 |
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Mean CO₂ per page (g) over 17 weeks — better (0.3259 g → 0.2472 g)
Mean CO₂ per page (g) by week
| Week | Mean CO₂ per page (g) |
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| 2026-W24 | 0.3259 g |
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| 2026-W25 | 0.1789 g |
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| 2026-W26 | 0.209 g |
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| 2026-W27 | 0.1674 g |
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| 2026-W28 | 0.3495 g |
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| 2026-W29 | 0.1943 g |
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| 2026-W30 | 0.2207 g |
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| 2026-W31 | 0.2023 g |
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| 2026-W32 | 0.2163 g |
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| 2026-W33 | 0.2259 g |
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| 2026-W34 | 0.2302 g |
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| 2026-W35 | 0.2219 g |
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| 2026-W36 | 0.1736 g |
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| 2026-W37 | 0.2259 g |
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| 2026-W38 | 0.2297 g |
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| 2026-W39 | 0.2475 g |
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| 2026-W40 | 0.2472 g |
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Findable? — readability over time
Reading ease (Flesch) over 17 weeks — better (24.6 → 34.9)
Reading ease (Flesch) by week
| Week | Reading ease (Flesch) |
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| 2026-W24 | 24.6 |
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| 2026-W25 | 41.9 |
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| 2026-W26 | 37 |
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| 2026-W27 | 37 |
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| 2026-W28 | 35.9 |
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| 2026-W29 | 37 |
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| 2026-W30 | 35 |
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| 2026-W31 | 35.4 |
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| 2026-W32 | 35 |
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| 2026-W33 | 35.4 |
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| 2026-W34 | 35.2 |
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| 2026-W35 | 45.2 |
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| 2026-W36 | 38.9 |
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| 2026-W37 | 35.8 |
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| 2026-W38 | 35.4 |
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| 2026-W39 | 35 |
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| 2026-W40 | 34.9 |
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Reading grade (Flesch-Kincaid) over 17 weeks — better (18 → 17)
Reading grade (Flesch-Kincaid) by week
| Week | Reading grade (Flesch-Kincaid) |
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| 2026-W24 | 18 |
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| 2026-W25 | 15.6 |
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| 2026-W26 | 16 |
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| 2026-W27 | 15.9 |
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| 2026-W28 | 16.4 |
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| 2026-W29 | 16 |
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| 2026-W30 | 17 |
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| 2026-W31 | 16.9 |
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| 2026-W32 | 17 |
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| 2026-W33 | 16.9 |
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| 2026-W34 | 16.9 |
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| 2026-W35 | 15.1 |
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| 2026-W36 | 15.6 |
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| 2026-W37 | 16.9 |
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| 2026-W38 | 16.9 |
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| 2026-W39 | 17 |
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| 2026-W40 | 17 |
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Words per page (median) over 17 weeks — 274 → 698
Words per page (median) by week
| Week | Words per page (median) |
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| 2026-W24 | 274 |
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| 2026-W25 | 410 |
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| 2026-W26 | 408 |
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| 2026-W27 | 455 |
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| 2026-W28 | 482 |
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| 2026-W29 | 613 |
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| 2026-W30 | 665 |
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| 2026-W31 | 682 |
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| 2026-W32 | 698 |
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| 2026-W33 | 697 |
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| 2026-W34 | 683 |
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| 2026-W35 | 578 |
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| 2026-W36 | 533 |
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| 2026-W37 | 698 |
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| 2026-W38 | 714 |
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| 2026-W39 | 732 |
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| 2026-W40 | 698 |
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Trustworthy? — technology & standards over time
Technologies detected over 16 weeks — 24 → 21
Technologies detected by week
| Week | Technologies detected |
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| 2026-W25 | 24 |
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| 2026-W26 | 24 |
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| 2026-W27 | 24 |
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| 2026-W28 | 21 |
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| 2026-W29 | 22 |
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| 2026-W30 | 21 |
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| 2026-W31 | 21 |
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| 2026-W32 | 21 |
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| 2026-W33 | 21 |
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| 2026-W34 | 24 |
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| 2026-W35 | 21 |
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| 2026-W36 | 21 |
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| 2026-W37 | 21 |
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| 2026-W38 | 21 |
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| 2026-W39 | 22 |
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| 2026-W40 | 21 |
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Standards checks passing (%) over 16 weeks — better (41% → 52%)
Standards checks passing (%) by week
| Week | Standards checks passing (%) |
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| 2026-W25 | 41% |
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| 2026-W26 | 35% |
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| 2026-W27 | 37% |
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| 2026-W28 | 38% |
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| 2026-W29 | 43% |
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| 2026-W30 | 49% |
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| 2026-W31 | 48% |
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| 2026-W32 | 50% |
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| 2026-W33 | 50% |
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| 2026-W34 | 50% |
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| 2026-W35 | 42% |
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| 2026-W36 | 43% |
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| 2026-W37 | 50% |
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| 2026-W38 | 51% |
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| 2026-W39 | 52% |
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| 2026-W40 | 52% |
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Security checks passing (%) over 16 weeks — unchanged
Security checks passing (%) by week
| Week | Security checks passing (%) |
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| 2026-W25 | 75% |
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| 2026-W26 | 75% |
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| 2026-W27 | 75% |
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| 2026-W28 | 75% |
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| 2026-W29 | 75% |
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| 2026-W30 | 75% |
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| 2026-W31 | 75% |
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| 2026-W32 | 75% |
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| 2026-W33 | 75% |
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| 2026-W34 | 50% |
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| 2026-W35 | 75% |
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| 2026-W36 | 75% |
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| 2026-W37 | 75% |
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| 2026-W38 | 75% |
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| 2026-W39 | 75% |
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| 2026-W40 | 75% |
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