Where Kentucky 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 #27 6.8 (378 Total) 51.1% Deaths per 100,000 Children Aged 1-14 #32 24 (183 Total) 118.2% Deaths per 100,000 Teens Aged 15-19 #44 95 (268 Total) 137.5% Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls #37 49 (6,702 Total) 172.2% Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care N.A. N.A. N.A. Children Living in Poverty #41 23% (223,000) 130.0% Uninsured Children #26 9.7% (98,000) 131.0% Juvenile Incarceration Rate (per 100,000) #8 184.9 (837 Total) 155.3% Child Abuse Fatalities per 100,000 Children #42 2.96 (29 Total) 722.2% Per Capita Child Welfare Expenditures #13 $88.88 49.3%* Child Vulnerability Index #33     * Represents the % of expenditures compared to the best state