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Where California Ranks
on Various Measures
of Child Well-Being
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State
Ranking |
Measure |
% Higher Compared to the Best State |
| Deaths of infants per 1,000
live births |
#6 |
5.2 (2,811 Total) |
15.6% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Children
Aged 1-14 |
#9 |
17 (1279 Total) |
54.5% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Teens
Aged 15-19 |
#16 |
59 (1,520 Total) |
47.5% |
| Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls |
#25 |
39 (49,751 Total) |
116.7% |
| Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care |
#11 |
2.60% |
73.3% |
| Children Living in Poverty |
#30 |
18% (1,697,000) |
80.0% |
| Uninsured Children |
#35 |
12.8% (1,225,000) |
203.0% |
| Juvenile Incarceration Rate
(per 100,000) |
#46 |
392.3 (16,782 Total) |
441.7% |
| Child Abuse Fatalities per
100,000 Children |
#22 |
1.44 (140 Total) |
300.0% |
| Per Capita Child Welfare
Expenditures |
#12 |
$91.55 |
50.8%* |
| Child Vulnerability Index |
#18 |
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| * Represents the % of expenditures compared to the best state |
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