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Where Florida 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 |
#28 |
7.0 (1,537 Total) |
55.6% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Children
Aged 1-14 |
#27 |
22 (679 Total) |
100.0% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Teens
Aged 15-19 |
#25 |
67 (765 Total) |
67.5% |
| Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls |
#30 |
42 (23,407 Total) |
133.3% |
| Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care |
N.A. |
N.A. |
N.A. |
| Children Living in Poverty |
#24 |
17% (689,000) |
70.0% |
| Uninsured Children |
#48 |
18.9% (771,000) |
348.0% |
| Juvenile Incarceration Rate
(per 100,000) |
#48 |
451.8 (8,208 Total) |
523.8% |
| Child Abuse Fatalities per
100,000 Children |
#41 |
2.88 (117 Total) |
700.0% |
| Per Capita Child Welfare
Expenditures |
#35 |
$51.25 |
28.4%* |
| Child Vulnerability Index |
#39 |
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| * Represents the % of expenditures compared to the best state |
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