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Where South Carolina 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 |
#48 |
9.3 (525 Total) |
106.7% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Children
Aged 1-14 |
#34 |
25 (194 Total) |
127.3% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Teens
Aged 15-19 |
#39 |
86 (252 Total) |
115.0% |
| Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls |
#40 |
52 (7,470 Total) |
188.9% |
| Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care |
N.A. |
N.A. |
N.A. |
| Children Living in Poverty |
#40 |
22% (226,000) |
120.0% |
| Uninsured Children |
#32 |
10.7% (112,000) |
155.0% |
| Juvenile Incarceration Rate
(per 100,000) |
#39 |
345.8 (1,443 Total) |
377.4% |
| Child Abuse Fatalities per
100,000 Children |
#36 |
2.24 (23 Total) |
522.2% |
| Per Capita Child Welfare
Expenditures |
#50 |
$14.74 |
8.2%* |
| Child Vulnerability Index |
#45 |
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| * Represents the % of expenditures compared to the best state |
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