Where North Dakota 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 #12 5.6 (46 Total) 24.4%
Deaths per 100,000 Children Aged 1-14 #36 26 (27 Total) 136.4%
Deaths per 100,000 Teens Aged 15-19 #19 61 (29 Total) 52.5%
Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls #7 27 (622 Total) 50.0%
Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care #15 2.80% 86.7%
Children Living in Poverty #11 13% (18,000) 30.0%
Uninsured Children #30 10.4% (15,000) 147.0%
Juvenile Incarceration Rate (per 100,000) #40 346.8 (246 Total) 378.9%
Child Abuse Fatalities per 100,000 Children #1 0 (0 Total) Best State
Per Capita Child Welfare Expenditures #24 $66.09 36.7%
Child Vulnerability Index #14    
* Represents the % of expenditures compared to the best state