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Where Kansas Ranks
on Various Measures
of Child Well-Being |
State
Ranking |
Measure |
% Higher Compared to the Best State |
| Deaths of infants per 1,000
live births |
#29 |
7.2 (284 Total) |
60.0% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Children
Aged 1-14 |
#36 |
26 (134 Total) |
136.4% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Teens
Aged 15-19 |
#13 |
57 (116 Total) |
42.5% |
| Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls |
#29 |
41 (4,013 Total) |
127.8% |
| Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care |
#11 |
2.60% |
73.3% |
| Children Living in Poverty |
#21 |
16% (107,000) |
60.0% |
| Uninsured Children |
#12 |
7.3% (51,000) |
73.0% |
| Juvenile Incarceration Rate
(per 100,000) |
#37 |
335.7 (1,071 Total) |
363.6% |
| Child Abuse Fatalities per
100,000 Children |
#10 |
0.89 (6 Total) |
147.2% |
| Per Capita Child Welfare
Expenditures |
#16 |
$83.91 |
46.5% |
| Child Vulnerability Index |
#20 |
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