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Where Tennessee 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 |
#43 |
8.6 (687 Total) |
91.1% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Children
Aged 1-14 |
#29 |
23 (251 Total) |
109.1% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Teens
Aged 15-19 |
#45 |
96 (380 Total) |
140.0% |
| Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls |
#40 |
52 (10,087 Total) |
188.9% |
| Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care |
N.A. |
N.A. |
N.A. |
| Children Living in Poverty |
#41 |
23% (322,000) |
130.0% |
| Uninsured Children |
#8 |
6.4% (94,000) |
52.0% |
| Juvenile Incarceration Rate
(per 100,000) |
#14 |
225.6 (1,434 Total) |
211.5% |
| Child Abuse Fatalities per
100,000 Children |
#37 |
2.45 (34 Total) |
580.6% |
| Per Capita Child Welfare
Expenditures |
#17 |
$76.72 |
42.5%* |
| Child Vulnerability Index |
#36 |
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| * Represents the % of expenditures compared to the best state |
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