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Where Georgia 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 |
#42 |
8.5 (1,181 Total) |
88.9% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Children
Aged 1-14 |
#29 |
23 (417 Total) |
109.1% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Teens
Aged 15-19 |
#28 |
68 (423 Total) |
70.0% |
| Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls |
#43 |
53 (16,191 Total) |
194.4% |
| Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care |
#28 |
4.00% |
166.7% |
| Children Living in Poverty |
#36 |
20% (485,000) |
100.0% |
| Uninsured Children |
#35 |
12.8% (314,000) |
203.0% |
| Juvenile Incarceration Rate
(per 100,000) |
#24 |
272.7 (2,451 Total) |
276.6% |
| Child Abuse Fatalities per
100,000 Children |
#46 |
3.22 (76 Total) |
794.4% |
| Per Capita Child Welfare
Expenditures |
#38 |
$48.86 |
27.1%* |
| Child Vulnerability Index |
#38 |
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| * Represents the % of expenditures compared to the best state |
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