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Where Wyoming Ranks
on Various Measures
of Child Well-Being
State
Ranking		 Measure % Higher Compared to the Best State
Deaths of infants per 1,000 live births #46 8.8 (60 Total) 95.6%
Deaths per 100,000 Children Aged 1-14 #18 20 (18 Total) 81.8%
Deaths per 100,000 Teens Aged 15-19 #31 74 (29 Total) 85.0%
Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls #31 43 (811 Total) 138.9%
Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care #21 3.10% 106.7%
Children Living in Poverty #5 12% (14,000) 20.0%
Uninsured Children #17 8.1% (10,000) 93.0%
Juvenile Incarceration Rate (per 100,000) #50 606.1 (357 Total) 737.0%
Child Abuse Fatalities per 100,000 Children #26 1.75 (2 Total) 386.1%
Per Capita Child Welfare Expenditures #33 $53.97 29.9%*
Child Vulnerability Index #32    
* Represents the % of expenditures compared to the best state      
 
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