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Where Louisiana Ranks
on Various Measures of Child Well-Being
(Click on the Measure to See Where All States Rank) |
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State
Ranking |
Measure |
% Higher Compared to the Best State |
| Deaths of infants per 1,000
live births |
#50 |
10.5 (684 Total) |
133.3% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Children
Aged 1-14 |
#47 |
34 (305 Total) |
209.1% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Teens
Aged 15-19 |
#45 |
96 (329 Total) |
140.0% |
| Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls |
#44 |
56 (9,453 Total) |
211.1% |
| Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care |
#16 |
2.90% |
93.3% |
| Children Living in Poverty |
#49 |
28% (298,000) |
180.0% |
| Uninsured Children |
#44 |
15.9% (170,000) |
278.0% |
| Juvenile Incarceration Rate
(per 100,000) |
#45 |
386.8 (1,821 Total) |
434.1% |
| Child Abuse Fatalities per
100,000 Children |
#28 |
1.83 (21 Total) |
408.3% |
| Per Capita Child Welfare
Expenditures |
#39 |
$47.88 |
26.6%* |
| Child Vulnerability Index |
#50 |
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| * Represents the % of expenditures compared to the best state |
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