Table 2. Deaths per 100,000 Children Aged 1-14
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| State Ranking | Number of Deaths per 100K Aged 1-14 and Total Child Mortality | % More Deaths of Children Aged 1-14 Compared to the Best State | ||
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1 | Rhode Island | 11 (21 Total) | -- |
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2 | Massachusetts | 12 (138 Total) | 9.1% |
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2 | Vermont | 12 (12 Total) | 9.1% |
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4 | Connecticut | 14 (91 Total) | 27.3% |
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4 | New Jersey | 14 (228 Total) | 27.3% |
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6 | New Hampshire | 16 (38 Total) | 45.5% |
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6 | New York | 16 (571 Total) | 45.5% |
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6 | Washington | 16 (178 Total) | 45.5% |
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9 | California | 17 (1279 Total) | 54.5% |
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9 | Colorado | 17 (152 Total) | 54.5% |
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9 | Wisconsin | 17 (173 Total) | 54.5% |
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12 | Minnesota | 18 (168 Total) | 63.6% |
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12 | Virginia | 18 (257 Total) | 63.6% |
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14 | Illinois | 19 (478 Total) | 72.7% |
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14 | Michigan | 19 (379 Total) | 72.7% |
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14 | Oregon | 19 (127 Total) | 72.7% |
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14 | Pennsylvania | 19 (412 Total) | 72.7% |
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18 | Ohio | 20 (424 Total) | 81.8% |
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18 | Wyoming | 20 (18 Total) | 81.8% |
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20 | Arizona | 21 (257 Total) | 90.9% |
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20 | Hawaii | 21 (48 Total) | 90.9% |
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20 | Iowa | 21 (107 Total) | 90.9% |
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20 | Maryland | 21 (231 Total) | 90.9% |
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20 | Nevada | 21 (98 Total) | 90.9% |
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20 | North Carolina | 21 (353 Total) | 90.9% |
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20 | Utah | 21 (124 Total) | 90.9% |
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27 | Florida | 22 (679 Total) | 100.0% |
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27 | Maine | 22 (46 Total) | 100.0% |
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29 | Georgia | 23 (417 Total) | 109.1% |
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29 | Tennessee | 23 (251 Total) | 109.1% |
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29 | Texas | 23 (1105 Total) | 109.1% |
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32 | Indiana | 24 (293 Total) | 118.2% |
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32 | Kentucky | 24 (183 Total) | 118.2% |
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34 | Nebraska | 25 (82 Total) | 127.3% |
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34 | South Carolina | 25 (194 Total) | 127.3% |
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36 | Idaho | 26 (76 Total) | 136.4% |
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36 | Kansas | 26 (134 Total) | 136.4% |
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36 | Missouri | 26 (274 Total) | 136.4% |
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36 | North Dakota | 26 (27 Total) | 136.4% |
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40 | Oklahoma | 27 (177 Total) | 145.5% |
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41 | Alabama | 28 (234 Total) | 154.5% |
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41 | New Mexico | 28 (107 Total) | 154.5% |
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41 | West Virginia | 28 (83 Total) | 154.5% |
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44 | Delaware | 29 (44 Total) | 163.6% |
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45 | Mississippi | 31 (181 Total) | 181.8% |
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45 | Montana | 31 (48 Total) | 181.8% |
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47 | Arkansas | 34 (178 Total) | 209.1% |
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47 | Louisiana | 34 (305 Total) | 209.1% |
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49 | Alaska | 35 (51 Total) | 218.2% |
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50 | South Dakota | 39 (57 Total) | 254.5% |
Source - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (2004). Click here for more information.