Where Florida 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 #28 7.0 (1,537 Total) 55.6% Deaths per 100,000 Children Aged 1-14 #27 22 (679 Total) 100.0% Deaths per 100,000 Teens Aged 15-19 #25 67 (765 Total) 67.5% Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls #30 42 (23,407 Total) 133.3% Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care N.A. N.A. N.A. Children Living in Poverty #24 17% (689,000) 70.0% Uninsured Children #48 18.9% (771,000) 348.0% Juvenile Incarceration Rate (per 100,000) #48 451.8 (8,208 Total) 523.8% Child Abuse Fatalities per 100,000 Children #41 2.88 (117 Total) 700.0% Per Capita Child Welfare Expenditures #35 $51.25 28.4%* Child Vulnerability Index #39     * Represents the % of expenditures compared to the best state