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 Where Connecticut Ranks
on Various Measures of Child Well-Being
(Click on the Measure to See Where All States Rank)		  
  State
Ranking		 Measure % Higher Compared to the Best State
Deaths of infants per 1,000 live births #9 5.5 (233 Total) 22.2%
Deaths per 100,000 Children Aged 1-14 #4 14 (91 Total) 27.3%
Deaths per 100,000 Teens Aged 15-19 #2 43 (103 Total) 7.5%
Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls #4 24 (2,867 Total) 33.3%
Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care #4 1.90% 26.7%
Children Living in Poverty #3 11% (89,000) 10.0%
Uninsured Children #5 6.0% (49,000) 42.0%
Juvenile Incarceration Rate (per 100,000) #10 210.4 (627 Total) 190.5%
Child Abuse Fatalities per 100,000 Children #13 1.08 (9 Total) 200.0%
Per Capita Child Welfare Expenditures #8 $99.84 55.4%*
Child Vulnerability Index #3    
* Represents the % of expenditures compared to the best state      
 
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