Where New York 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 #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     * Represents the % of expenditures compared to the best state