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Where Indiana Ranks on Various Measures of Child Well-Being

(Click on the Measure to See Where All States Rank)

Rank Measure % Higher v. Best State
Deaths of infants per 1,000 live births #37 8.0 (700 Total) 77.8%
Deaths per 100,000 Children Aged 1-14 #32 24 (293 Total) 118.2%
Deaths per 100,000 Teens Aged 15-19 #28 68 (303 Total) 70.0%
Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls #33 44 (9,478 Total) 144.4%
Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care #28 4.00% 166.7%
Children Living in Poverty #30 18% (277,000) 80.0%
Uninsured Children #16 7.8% (123,000) 84.0%
Juvenile Incarceration Rate (per 100,000) #47 415.4 (3,045 Total) 473.7%
Child Abuse Fatalities per 100,000 Children #27 1.81 (29 Total) 402.8%
Per Capita Child Welfare Expenditures #49 $24.82 13.8%*

Child Vulnerability Index #35
* Represents the % of expenditures compared to the best state