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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 |
#17 |
6.0 (420 Total) |
33.3% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Children
Aged 1-14 |
#9 |
17 (173 Total) |
54.5% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Teens
Aged 15-19 |
#13 |
57 (232 Total) |
42.5% |
| Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls |
#10 |
30 (5,994 Total) |
66.7% |
| Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care |
#16 |
2.90% |
93.3% |
| Children Living in Poverty |
#16 |
15% (192,000) |
50.0% |
| Uninsured Children |
#3 |
4.9% (63,000) |
16.0% |
| Juvenile Incarceration Rate
(per 100,000) |
#25 |
273.6 (1,524 Total) |
277.8% |
| Child Abuse Fatalities per
100,000 Children |
#12 |
1 (13 Total) |
177.8% |
| Per Capita Child Welfare
Expenditures |
#22 |
$70.00 |
38.8%* |
| Child Vulnerability Index |
#11 |
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| * Represents the % of expenditures compared to the best state |
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