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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 |
#25 |
6.7 (630 Total) |
48.9% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Children
Aged 1-14 |
#20 |
21 (257 Total) |
90.9% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Teens
Aged 15-19 |
#38 |
85 (343 Total) |
112.5% |
| Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls |
#46 |
60 (11,738 Total) |
233.3% |
| Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care |
#40 |
7.50% |
400.0% |
| Children Living in Poverty |
#36 |
20% (312,000) |
100.0% |
| Uninsured Children |
#45 |
17.0% (283,000) |
304.0% |
| Juvenile Incarceration Rate
(per 100,000) |
#26 |
283.6 (1,890 Total) |
291.6% |
| Child Abuse Fatalities per
100,000 Children |
#17 |
1.39 (22 Total) |
286.1% |
| Per Capita Child Welfare
Expenditures |
#32 |
$56.07 |
31.1% |
| Child Vulnerability Index |
#41 |
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