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State Rankings: Child Death Rate
| State |
Child Death Rate (per 1,000) (1-14) |
Rank |
| Connecticut |
9.2 |
1 |
| Massachusetts |
11.4 |
2 |
| New Hampshire |
12.4 |
3 |
| Delaware |
12.8 |
4 |
| New Jersey |
13.0 |
5 |
| New York |
14.3 |
6 |
| Washington |
14.4 |
7 |
| Wisconsin |
15.4 |
8 |
| Minnesota |
15.6 |
9 |
| Virginia |
15.7 |
10 |
| Iowa |
15.9 |
11 |
| Illinois |
16.0 |
12 |
| Rhode Island |
16.0 |
12 |
| Maine |
16.1 |
14 |
| California |
16.9 |
15 |
| Michigan |
17.7 |
16 |
| Pennsylvania |
17.9 |
17 |
| Vermont |
18.0 |
18 |
| Maryland |
18.1 |
19 |
| West Virginia |
18.5 |
20 |
| Utah |
18.7 |
21 |
| Colorado |
18.8 |
22 |
| Nebraska |
19.4 |
23 |
| Oregon |
20.0 |
24 |
| Ohio |
20.0 |
24 |
| Hawaii |
20.5 |
26 |
| Nevada |
20.5 |
27 |
| Kansas |
20.6 |
28 |
| Texas |
20.7 |
29 |
| Georgia |
21.1 |
30 |
| North Carolina |
21.2 |
31 |
| Kentucky |
21.2 |
31 |
| Missouri |
21.4 |
33 |
| South Dakota |
21.6 |
34 |
| New Mexico |
22.0 |
35 |
| Tennessee |
22.1 |
36 |
| South Carolina |
22.4 |
37 |
| Arizona |
22.5 |
38 |
| Florida |
22.6 |
39 |
| North Dakota |
22.7 |
40 |
| Indiana |
23.8 |
41 |
| Louisiana |
26.2 |
42 |
| Alabama |
26.7 |
43 |
| Arkansas |
27.5 |
44 |
| Idaho |
28.7 |
45 |
| Oklahoma |
29.2 |
46 |
| Mississippi |
29.5 |
47 |
| Montana |
29.7 |
48 |
| Wyoming |
31.4 |
49 |
| Alaska |
32.7 |
50 |
| United States |
19.0 |
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County Rankings: Child Death Rate
| County |
Child Death Rate (per 1,000) (1-14) |
Rank of County if It Were a State |
| Edgefield |
7.8 |
1 |
| Lancaster |
7.9 |
1 |
| Pickens |
12.6 |
3 |
| Abbeville |
15.1 |
7 |
| Lexington |
15.3 |
7 |
| Laurens |
15.9 |
11 |
| York |
18.5 |
20 |
| Cherokee |
19.3 |
22 |
| Greenville |
19.5 |
23 |
| Union |
19.7 |
23 |
| Richland |
20.6 |
28 |
| Colleton |
21.6 |
34 |
| Aiken |
21.7 |
34 |
| Anderson |
22.4 |
37 |
| Florence |
22.6 |
39 |
| Oconee |
22.7 |
40 |
| Horry |
23.1 |
40 |
| Greenwood |
23.5 |
38 |
| Jasper |
23.5 |
40 |
| Chesterfield |
24.7 |
41 |
| Kershaw |
24.8 |
41 |
| Newberry |
24.9 |
41 |
| Calhoun |
25.0 |
41 |
| Charleston |
26.0 |
41 |
| Marlboro |
26.1 |
41 |
| Beaufort |
26.4 |
42 |
| Spartanburg |
26.7 |
43 |
| Berkeley |
27.6 |
44 |
| Sumter |
29.1 |
45 |
| Saluda |
29.8 |
48 |
| Williamsburg |
30.1 |
48 |
| Dorchester |
30.4 |
48 |
| Darlington |
30.8 |
48 |
| Chester |
32.8 |
50 |
| Orangeburg |
33.7 |
50 |
| Clarendon |
35.0 |
50 |
| Lee |
36.7 |
50 |
| Georgetown |
38.0 |
50 |
| Marion |
40.3 |
50 |
| Hampton |
41.1 |
50 |
| Barnwell |
43.7 |
50 |
| Allendale |
49.5 |
50 |
| Dillon |
51.0 |
50 |
| McCormick |
52.1 |
50 |
| Fairfield |
53.0 |
50 |
| Bamberg |
61.9 |
50 |
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*National and state data is for 2006, county data is the average for 2005-2007.
