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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 |
#36 |
7.7 (1,143 Total) |
71.1% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Children
Aged 1-14 |
#18 |
20 (424 Total) |
81.8% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Teens
Aged 15-19 |
#21 |
64 (522 Total) |
60.0% |
| Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls |
#23 |
38 (15,291 Total) |
111.1% |
| Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care |
#10 |
2.40% |
60.0% |
| Children Living in Poverty |
#34 |
19% (509,000) |
90.0% |
| Uninsured Children |
#4 |
5.6% (157,000) |
34.0% |
| Juvenile Incarceration Rate
(per 100,000) |
#33 |
317.8 (4,176 Total) |
338.9% |
| Child Abuse Fatalities per
100,000 Children |
#43 |
3.01 (83 Total) |
736.1% |
| Per Capita Child Welfare
Expenditures |
#40 |
$45.77 |
25.4%* |
| Child Vulnerability Index |
#26 |
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