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Where Illinois 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 |
#31 |
7.5 (1,349 Total) |
66.7% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Children
Aged 1-14 |
#14 |
19 (478 Total) |
72.7% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Teens
Aged 15-19 |
#20 |
63 (558 Total) |
57.5% |
| Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls |
#28 |
40 (17,520 Total) |
122.2% |
| Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care |
#13 |
2.70% |
80.0% |
| Children Living in Poverty |
#24 |
17% (543,000) |
70.0% |
| Uninsured Children |
#25 |
9.5% (302,000) |
125.0% |
| Juvenile Incarceration Rate
(per 100,000) |
#11 |
212.1 (2,715 Total) |
192.9% |
| Child Abuse Fatalities per
100,000 Children |
#32 |
2.1 (68 Total) |
483.3% |
| Per Capita Child Welfare
Expenditures |
#9 |
$97.79 |
54.2%* |
| Child Vulnerability Index |
#17 |
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| * Represents the % of expenditures compared to the best state |
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