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Where Washington Ranks
on Various Measures
of Child Well-Being
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State
Ranking |
Measure |
% Higher Compared to the Best State |
| Deaths of infants per 1,000
live births |
#9 |
5.5 (451 Total) |
22.2% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Children
Aged 1-14 |
#6 |
16 (178 Total) |
45.5% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Teens
Aged 15-19 |
#13 |
57 (255 Total) |
42.5% |
| Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls |
#12 |
31 (6,733 Total) |
72.2% |
| Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care |
N.A. |
N.A. |
N.A. |
| Children Living in Poverty |
#16 |
15% (231,000) |
50% |
| Uninsured Children |
#10 |
6.9% (105,000) |
64% |
| Juvenile Incarceration Rate
(per 100,000) |
#15 |
235.8 (1,656 Total) |
225.5% |
| Child Abuse Fatalities per
100,000 Children |
#7 |
0.61 (9 Total) |
69.4% |
| Per Capita Child Welfare
Expenditures |
#23 |
$69.77 |
38.7%* |
| Child Vulnerability Index |
#9 |
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| * Represents the % of expenditures compared to the best state |
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