Where Connecticut 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 #9 5.5 (233 Total) 22.2% Deaths per 100,000 Children Aged 1-14 #4 14 (91 Total) 27.3% Deaths per 100,000 Teens Aged 15-19 #2 43 (103 Total) 7.5% Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls #4 24 (2,867 Total) 33.3% Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care #4 1.90% 26.7% Children Living in Poverty #3 11% (89,000) 10.0% Uninsured Children #5 6.0% (49,000) 42.0% Juvenile Incarceration Rate (per 100,000) #10 210.4 (627 Total) 190.5% Child Abuse Fatalities per 100,000 Children #13 1.08 (9 Total) 200.0% Per Capita Child Welfare Expenditures #8 $99.84 55.4%* Child Vulnerability Index #3     * Represents the % of expenditures compared to the best state