Table 2. Deaths per 100,000 Children Aged 1-14

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	State Ranking		Number of Deaths per 100K Aged 1-14 and Total Child Mortality	% More Deaths of Children Aged 1-14 Compared to the Best State
	1	Rhode Island	11 (21 Total)	--
	2	Massachusetts	12 (138 Total)	9.1%
	2	Vermont	12 (12 Total)	9.1%
	4	Connecticut	14 (91 Total)	27.3%
	4	New Jersey	14 (228 Total)	27.3%
	6	New Hampshire	16 (38 Total)	45.5%
	6	New York	16 (571 Total)	45.5%
	6	Washington	16 (178 Total)	45.5%
	9	California	17 (1279 Total)	54.5%
	9	Colorado	17 (152 Total)	54.5%
	9	Wisconsin	17 (173 Total)	54.5%
	12	Minnesota	18 (168 Total)	63.6%
	12	Virginia	18 (257 Total)	63.6%
	14	Illinois	19 (478 Total)	72.7%
	14	Michigan	19 (379 Total)	72.7%
	14	Oregon	19 (127 Total)	72.7%
	14	Pennsylvania	19 (412 Total)	72.7%
	18	Ohio	20 (424 Total)	81.8%
	18	Wyoming	20 (18 Total)	81.8%
	20	Arizona	21 (257 Total)	90.9%
	20	Hawaii	21 (48 Total)	90.9%
	20	Iowa	21 (107 Total)	90.9%
	20	Maryland	21 (231 Total)	90.9%
	20	Nevada	21 (98 Total)	90.9%
	20	North Carolina	21 (353 Total)	90.9%
	20	Utah	21 (124 Total)	90.9%
	27	Florida	22 (679 Total)	100.0%
	27	Maine	22 (46 Total)	100.0%
	29	Georgia	23 (417 Total)	109.1%
	29	Tennessee	23 (251 Total)	109.1%
	29	Texas	23 (1105 Total)	109.1%
	32	Indiana	24 (293 Total)	118.2%
	32	Kentucky	24 (183 Total)	118.2%
	34	Nebraska	25 (82 Total)	127.3%
	34	South Carolina	25 (194 Total)	127.3%
	36	Idaho	26 (76 Total)	136.4%
	36	Kansas	26 (134 Total)	136.4%
	36	Missouri	26 (274 Total)	136.4%
	36	North Dakota	26 (27 Total)	136.4%
	40	Oklahoma	27 (177 Total)	145.5%
	41	Alabama	28 (234 Total)	154.5%
	41	New Mexico	28 (107 Total)	154.5%
	41	West Virginia	28 (83 Total)	154.5%
	44	Delaware	29 (44 Total)	163.6%
	45	Mississippi	31 (181 Total)	181.8%
	45	Montana	31 (48 Total)	181.8%
	47	Arkansas	34 (178 Total)	209.1%
	47	Louisiana	34 (305 Total)	209.1%
	49	Alaska	35 (51 Total)	218.2%
	50	South Dakota	39 (57 Total)	254.5%

Source - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (2004). Click here for more information.

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