»Table of Contents/Map
|
Where North Carolina 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 |
#46 |
8.8 (1,053 Total) |
95.6% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Children
Aged 1-14 |
#20 |
21 (353 Total) |
90.9% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Teens
Aged 15-19 |
#34 |
77 (441 Total) |
92.5% |
| Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls |
#37 |
49 (13,567 Total) |
172.2% |
| Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care |
#16 |
2.90% |
93.3% |
| Children Living in Poverty |
#36 |
20% (429,000) |
100.0% |
| Uninsured Children |
#40 |
14.0% (307,000) |
231.0% |
| Juvenile Incarceration Rate
(per 100,000) |
#6 |
168.8 (1,203 Total) |
133.1% |
| Child Abuse Fatalities per
100,000 Children |
N.A. |
N.A. |
N.A. |
| Per Capita Child Welfare
Expenditures |
#46 |
$30.81 |
17.1%* |
| Child Vulnerability Index |
#34 |
|
|
| * Represents the % of expenditures compared to the best state |
|
|
|
Other South Atlantic States
|
|
|
