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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 |
#20 |
6.3 (434 Total) |
40.0% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Children
Aged 1-14 |
#9 |
17 (152 Total) |
54.5% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Teens
Aged 15-19 |
#33 |
76 (241 Total) |
90.0% |
| Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls |
#33 |
44 (6,775 Total) |
144.4% |
| Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care |
#33 |
4.50% |
200.0% |
| Children Living in Poverty |
#21 |
16% (180,000) |
60.0% |
| Uninsured Children |
#41 |
14.6% (176,000) |
245.0% |
| Juvenile Incarceration Rate
(per 100,000) |
#38 |
344.0 (1,776 Total) |
375.0% |
| Child Abuse Fatalities per
100,000 Children |
#25 |
1.69 (20 Total) |
369.4% |
| Per Capita Child Welfare
Expenditures |
#15 |
$86.44 |
47.9%* |
| Child Vulnerability Index |
#27 |
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* Represents the % of expenditures
compared to the best state |
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