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Where Pennsylvania 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 |
#29 |
7.2 (1,049 Total) |
60.0% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Children
Aged 1-14 |
#14 |
19 (412 Total) |
72.7% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Teens
Aged 15-19 |
#22 |
65 (563 Total) |
62.5% |
| Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls |
#10 |
30 (12,791 Total) |
66.7% |
| Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care |
N.A. |
N.A. |
N.A. |
| Children Living in Poverty |
#24 |
17% (465,000) |
70.0% |
| Uninsured Children |
#12 |
7.3% (203,000) |
73.0% |
| Juvenile Incarceration Rate
(per 100,000) |
#32 |
316.6 (4,341 Total) |
337.2% |
| Child Abuse Fatalities per
100,000 Children |
#20 |
1.42 (40 Total) |
294.4% |
| Per Capita Child Welfare
Expenditures |
#4 |
$116.14 |
64.4%* |
| Child Vulnerability Index |
#15 |
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| * Represents the % of expenditures compared to the best state |
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