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Where Maryland 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 |
#41 |
8.4 (630 Total) |
86.7% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Children
Aged 1-14 |
#20 |
21 (231 Total) |
90.9% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Teens
Aged 15-19 |
#25 |
67 (266 Total) |
67.5% |
| Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls |
#13 |
32 (6,245 Total) |
77.8% |
| Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care |
#27 |
3.90% |
160.0% |
| Children Living in Poverty |
#1 |
10% (130,000) |
Best State |
| Uninsured Children |
#27 |
9.9% (137,000) |
135.0% |
| Juvenile Incarceration Rate
(per 100,000) |
#7 |
181.2 (1,167 Total) |
150.1% |
| Child Abuse Fatalities per
100,000 Children |
#30 |
2 (28 Total) |
455.6% |
| Per Capita Child Welfare
Expenditures |
#19 |
$76.28 |
42.3%* |
| Child Vulnerability Index |
#19 |
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| * Represents the % of expenditures compared to the best state |
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