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Where Missouri 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 |
#31 |
7.5 (584 Total) |
66.7% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Children
Aged 1-14 |
#36 |
26 (274 Total) |
136.4% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Teens
Aged 15-19 |
#36 |
80 (331 Total) |
100.0% |
| Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls |
#31 |
43 (8,754 Total) |
138.9% |
| Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care |
#8 |
2.30% |
53.3% |
| Children Living in Poverty |
#34 |
19% (260,000) |
90.0% |
| Uninsured Children |
#22 |
9.1% (127,000) |
115.0% |
| Juvenile Incarceration Rate
(per 100,000) |
#17 |
246.0 (1,413 Total) |
239.7% |
| Child Abuse Fatalities per
100,000 Children |
#44 |
3.05 (42 Total) |
747.2% |
| Per Capita Child Welfare
Expenditures |
#11 |
$91.79 |
50.9%* |
| Child Vulnerability Index |
#28 |
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| * Represents the % of expenditures compared to the best state |
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