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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 |
#3 |
4.7 (332 Total) |
4.4% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Children
Aged 1-14 |
#12 |
18 (168 Total) |
63.6% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Teens
Aged 15-19 |
#10 |
52 (194 Total) |
30.0% |
| Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls |
#7 |
27 (4,916 Total) |
50.0% |
| Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care |
#8 |
2.30% |
53.3% |
| Children Living in Poverty |
#5 |
12% (152,000) |
20.0% |
| Uninsured Children |
#18 |
8.3% (104,000) |
96.0% |
| Juvenile Incarceration Rate
(per 100,000) |
#20 |
259.1 (1,527 Total) |
257.8% |
| Child Abuse Fatalities per
100,000 Children |
#14 |
1.22 (15 Total) |
238.9% |
| Per Capita Child Welfare
Expenditures |
#29 |
$59.04 |
32.7%* |
| Child Vulnerability Index |
#8 |
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