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 Where Maine 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 #15 5.7 (79 Total) 26.7%
Deaths per 100,000 Children Aged 1-14 #27 22 (46 Total) 100.0%
Deaths per 100,000 Teens Aged 15-19 #18 60 (56 Total) 50.0%
Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls #4 24 (1,109 Total) 33.3%
Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care #3 1.60% 6.7%
Children Living in Poverty #30 18% (48,000) 80.0%
Uninsured Children #7 6.3% (18,000) 49.0%
Juvenile Incarceration Rate (per 100,000) #5 153.1 (222 Total) 111.4%
Child Abuse Fatalities per 100,000 Children #5 0.36 (1 Total) Best State
Per Capita Child Welfare Expenditures #45 $32.50 18.0%*
Child Vulnerability Index #10    
* Represents the % of expenditures compared to the best state      
 
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