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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 |
#34 |
7.6 (984 Total) |
68.9% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Children
Aged 1-14 |
#14 |
19 (379 Total) |
72.7% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Teens
Aged 15-19 |
#22 |
65 (476 Total) |
62.5% |
| Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls |
#17 |
34 (12,243 Total) |
88.9% |
| Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care |
#20 |
3.00% |
100.0% |
| Children Living in Poverty |
#30 |
18% (445,000) |
80.0% |
| Uninsured Children |
#2 |
4.7% (116,000) |
12.0% |
| Juvenile Incarceration Rate
(per 100,000) |
#18 |
256.6 (2,706 Total) |
254.4% |
| Child Abuse Fatalities per
100,000 Children |
N.A. |
N.A. |
N.A. |
| Per Capita Child Welfare
Expenditures |
#18 |
$76.43 |
42.4%* |
| Child Vulnerability Index |
#16 |
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| * Represents the % of expenditures compared to the best state |
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