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 Where Alaska 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 #25 6.7 (69 Total) 48.9%
Deaths per 100,000 Children Aged 1-14 #49 35 (51 Total) 218.2%
Deaths per 100,000 Teens Aged 15-19 #50 111 (64 Total) 177.5%
Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls #25 39 (1,073 Total) 116.7%
Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care #33 4.50% 200.0%
Children Living in Poverty #16 15% (26,000) 50.0%
Uninsured Children #31 10.5% (19,000) 149.0%
Juvenile Incarceration Rate (per 100,000) #44 369.5 (336 Total) 410.2%
Child Abuse Fatalities per 100,000 Children #23 1.59 (3 Total) 341.7%
Per Capita Child Welfare Expenditures #2 $129.97 72.1%*
Child Vulnerability Index #31    
* Represents the % of expenditures compared to the best state      
 
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