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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 |
#18 |
6.1 (1,518 Total) |
35.6% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Children
Aged 1-14 |
#6 |
16 (571 Total) |
45.5% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Teens
Aged 15-19 |
#6 |
47 (605 Total) |
17.5% |
| Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls |
#7 |
27 (17,051 Total) |
50.0% |
| Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care |
N.A. |
N.A. |
N.A. |
| Children Living in Poverty |
#36 |
20% (888,000) |
100.0% |
| Uninsured Children |
#28 |
8.4% (380,000) |
98.0% |
| Juvenile Incarceration Rate
(per 100,000) |
#23 |
272.3 (4,308 Total) |
276.1% |
| Child Abuse Fatalities per
100,000 Children |
#24 |
1.65 (75 Total) |
358.3% |
| Per Capita Child Welfare
Expenditures |
#6 |
$107.15 |
59.4%* |
| Child Vulnerability Index |
#12 |
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