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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 |
#4 |
4.8 (380 Total) |
6.7% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Children
Aged 1-14 |
#2 |
12 (138 Total) |
9.1% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Teens
Aged 15-19 |
#4 |
46 (195 Total) |
15.0% |
| Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls |
#3 |
22 (4,559 Total) |
22.2% |
| Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care |
#6 |
2.20% |
46.7% |
| Children Living in Poverty |
#5 |
12% (178,000) |
20.0% |
| Uninsured Children |
#11 |
7.0% (103,000) |
66.0% |
| Juvenile Incarceration Rate
(per 100,000) |
#12 |
215.5 (1,302 Total) |
197.6% |
| Child Abuse Fatalities per
100,000 Children |
#6 |
0.55 (8 Total) |
52.8% |
| Per Capita Child Welfare
Expenditures |
#7 |
$102.36 |
56.8%* |
| Child Vulnerability Index |
#2 |
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| * Represents the % of expenditures compared to the best state |
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