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 Where West Virginia Ranks
on Various Measures of Child Well-Being
(Click on the Measure to See Where All States Rank)		  
  State
Ranking		 Measure % Higher Compared to the Best State
Deaths of infants per 1,000 live births #34 7.6 (158 Total) 68.9%
Deaths per 100,000 Children Aged 1-14 #41 28 (83 Total) 154.5%
Deaths per 100,000 Teens Aged 15-19 #43 94 (110 Total) 135.0%
Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls #33 44 (2,471 Total) 144.4%
Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care #5 2.10% 40.0%
Children Living in Poverty #47 25% (96,000) 150.0%
Uninsured Children #21 8.6% (34,000) 104.0%
Juvenile Incarceration Rate (per 100,000) #22 269.0 (498 Total) 271.5%
Child Abuse Fatalities per 100,000 Children #47 4.18 (16 Total) 1061.1%
Per Capita Child Welfare Expenditures #20 $76.05 42.2%*
Child Vulnerability Index #37    
* Represents the % of expenditures compared to the best state      
 
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