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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 |
#45 |
8.7 (516 Total) |
93.3% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Children
Aged 1-14 |
#41 |
28 (234 Total) |
154.5% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Teens
Aged 15-19 |
#47 |
99 (315 Total) |
147.5% |
| Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls |
#40 |
52 (8,126 Total) |
188.9% |
| Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care |
#25 |
3.70% |
146.7% |
| Children Living in Poverty |
#41 |
23% (253,000 Total) |
13.0% |
| Uninsured Children |
#15 |
7.4% (82,000 Total) |
74.0% |
| Juvenile Incarceration Rate
(per 100,000) |
#41 |
350.8 (1,794 Total) |
384.3% |
| Child Abuse Fatalities per
100,000 Children |
#35 |
2.2 (24 Total) |
511.1% |
| Per Capita Child Welfare
Expenditures |
#26 |
$61.17 |
66.1%* |
| Child Vulnerability Index |
#40 |
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