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Where Nevada Ranks
on Various Measures
of Child Well-Being
State
Ranking		 Measure % Higher Compared to the Best State
Deaths of infants per 1,000 live births #23 6.4 (225 Total) 42.2%
Deaths per 100,000 Children Aged 1-14 #20 21 (98 Total) 90.9%
Deaths per 100,000 Teens Aged 15-19 #35 78 (120 Total) 95.0%
Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls #39 51 (3,794 Total) 183.3%
Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care #39 7.30% 386.7%
Children Living in Poverty #13 14% (87,000) 40.0%
Uninsured Children #47 18.8% (122,000) 346.0%
Juvenile Incarceration Rate (per 100,000) #42 361.8 (921 Total) 399.6%
Child Abuse Fatalities per 100,000 Children #40 2.74 (17 Total) 661.1%
Per Capita Child Welfare Expenditures #44 $33.99 18.8%*
Child Vulnerability Index #43    
* Represents the % of expenditures compared to the best state      
 
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