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al.gif Where Alabama Ranks
on Various Measures of Child Well-Being
(Click on the Measure to See Where All States Rank)

  State
Ranking
Measure % Higher Compared to the Best State
Deaths of infants per 1,000 live births #45 8.7 (516 Total) 93.3%
Deaths per 100,000 Children Aged 1-14 #41 28 (234 Total) 154.5%
Deaths per 100,000 Teens Aged 15-19 #47 99 (315 Total) 147.5%
Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls #40 52 (8,126 Total) 188.9%
Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care #25 3.70% 146.7%
Children Living in Poverty #41 23% (253,000 Total) 13.0%
Uninsured Children #15 7.4% (82,000 Total) 74.0%
Juvenile Incarceration Rate (per 100,000) #41 350.8 (1,794 Total) 384.3%
Child Abuse Fatalities per 100,000 Children #35 2.2 (24 Total) 511.1%
Per Capita Child Welfare Expenditures #26 $61.17 66.1%*
Child Vulnerability Index #40    
* Represents the % of expenditures compared to the best state      
Other East South Central States