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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 |
#37 |
8.0 (411 Total) |
77.8% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Children
Aged 1-14 |
#40 |
27 (177 Total) |
145.5% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Teens
Aged 15-19 |
#40 |
88 (223 Total) |
120.0% |
| Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls |
#44 |
56 (6,859 Total) |
211.1% |
| Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care |
#37 |
4.70% |
213.3% |
| Children Living in Poverty |
#44 |
24% (213,000) |
140.0% |
| Uninsured Children |
#34 |
12.5% (114,000) |
196.0% |
| Juvenile Incarceration Rate
(per 100,000) |
#21 |
265.0 (1,059 Total) |
265.9% |
| Child Abuse Fatalities per
100,000 Children |
#48 |
4.8 (41 Total) |
1233.3% |
| Per Capita Child Welfare
Expenditures |
#31 |
$57.66 |
32.0%* |
| Child Vulnerability Index |
#47 |
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| * Represents the % of expenditures compared to the best state |
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