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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 |
#37 |
8.0 (700 Total) |
77.8% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Children
Aged 1-14 |
#32 |
24 (293 Total) |
118.2% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Teens
Aged 15-19 |
#28 |
68 (303 Total) |
70.0% |
| Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls |
#33 |
44 (9,478 Total) |
144.4% |
| Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care |
#28 |
4.00% |
166.7% |
| Children Living in Poverty |
#30 |
18% (277,000) |
80.0% |
| Uninsured Children |
#16 |
7.8% (123,000) |
84.0% |
| Juvenile Incarceration Rate
(per 100,000) |
#47 |
415.4 (3,045 Total) |
473.7% |
| Child Abuse Fatalities per
100,000 Children |
#27 |
1.81 (29 Total) |
402.8% |
| Per Capita Child Welfare
Expenditures |
#49 |
$24.82 |
13.8%* |
| Child Vulnerability Index |
#35 |
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| * Represents the % of expenditures compared to the best state |
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