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 Where New Mexico 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 #20 6.3 (179 Total) 40.0%
Deaths per 100,000 Children Aged 1-14 #41 28 (107 Total) 154.5%
Deaths per 100,000 Teens Aged 15-19 #40 88 (130 Total) 120.0%
Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls #48 61 (4,401 Total) 238.9%
Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care #41 8.30% 453.3%
Children Living in Poverty #48 26% (128,000) 160.0%
Uninsured Children #46 17.9% (93,000) 324.0%
Juvenile Incarceration Rate (per 100,000) #19 257.6 (606 Total) 255.7%
Child Abuse Fatalities per 100,000 Children #37 2.45 (12 Total) 580.6%
Per Capita Child Welfare Expenditures #37 $49.08 27.2%*
Child Vulnerability Index #48    
* Represents the % of expenditures compared to the best state      
 
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