Where South Dakota Ranks

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Where South 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

#39

8.2 (93 Total)

82.2%

Deaths per 100,000 Children Aged 1-14

#50

39 (57 Total)

254.5%

Deaths per 100,000 Teens Aged 15-19

#36

80 (48 Total)

100.0%

Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls

#23

38 (1,121 Total)

111.1%

Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care

#28

4.00%

166.7%

Children Living in Poverty

#24

17% (32,000)

70.0%

Uninsured Children

#23

9.3% (18,000)

121.0%

Juvenile Incarceration Rate (per 100,000)

#49

564.4 (522 Total)

679.4%

Child Abuse Fatalities per 100,000 Children

#33

2.12 (4 Total)

488.9%

Per Capita Child Welfare Expenditures

#25

$62.51

34.7%*

Child Vulnerability Index

#42

* Represents the % of expenditures compared to the best state

Other West North Central States

Iowa	Kansas
Minnesota	Missouri
Nebraska	North Dakota

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