Infant Mortality*:
Comparison of Each South Carolina County to National Kids Count Data for All States
| State |
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000) |
Rank |
| New Hampshire |
3.8 |
1 |
| Utah |
4.8 |
2 |
| Massachusetts |
5.0 |
3 |
| Minnesota |
5.3 |
4 |
| California |
5.4 |
5 |
| Oregon |
5.4 |
5 |
| Vermont |
5.5 |
7 |
| Iowa |
5.6 |
8 |
| Nevada |
5.7 |
9 |
| Colorado |
5.8 |
10 |
| New York |
5.8 |
10 |
| Washington |
5.8 |
10 |
| Kentucky |
5.9 |
13 |
| Texas |
5.9 |
13 |
| Wyoming |
5.9 |
13 |
| Connecticut |
6.1 |
16 |
| Maine |
6.1 |
16 |
| Hawaii |
6.2 |
18 |
| Idaho |
6.2 |
18 |
| New Mexico |
6.4 |
20 |
| New Jersey |
6.5 |
21 |
| Montana |
6.7 |
22 |
| Nebraska |
6.8 |
23 |
| Rhode Island |
6.8 |
23 |
| Arizona |
6.9 |
25 |
| Wisconsin |
7.1 |
26 |
| Pennsylvania |
7.2 |
27 |
| West Virginia |
7.2 |
27 |
| Florida |
7.3 |
29 |
| Oklahoma |
7.3 |
29 |
| Kansas |
7.4 |
31 |
| Missouri |
7.4 |
31 |
| South Dakota |
7.4 |
31 |
| Indiana |
7.5 |
34 |
| Virginia |
7.6 |
35 |
| Illinois |
7.7 |
36 |
| Ohio |
7.7 |
36 |
| Michigan |
8.0 |
38 |
| Alaska |
8.1 |
39 |
| Maryland |
8.1 |
39 |
| Arkansas |
8.3 |
41 |
| North Carolina |
8.5 |
42 |
| Georgia |
8.6 |
43 |
| Tennessee |
8.7 |
44 |
| North Dakota |
8.8 |
45 |
| South Carolina |
8.9 |
46 |
| Alabama |
9.4 |
47 |
| Louisiana |
9.8 |
48 |
| Mississippi |
10.5 |
49 |
| Delaware |
10.7 |
50 |
| United States |
6.8 |
|
| County |
Rank of County if it were a State |
Reduction |
Number Infant Deaths |
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000) |
Total Births |
County/US Ratio |
County/State Ratio |
| Abbeville County |
51 |
3 |
5 |
15.9 |
343 |
2.34 |
1.77 |
| Aiken County |
50 |
6 |
19 |
10.1 |
1,848 |
1.49 |
1.12 |
| Allendale County |
51 |
1 |
2 |
11.2 |
179 |
1.65 |
1.25 |
| Anderson County |
41 |
3 |
18 |
8.2 |
2,202 |
1.21 |
0.91 |
| Bamberg County |
51 |
1 |
3 |
12.6 |
210 |
1.85 |
1.40 |
| Barnwell County |
51 |
2 |
4 |
12.9 |
339 |
1.90 |
1.44 |
| Beaufort County |
2 |
** |
9 |
4.5 |
1,934 |
0.66 |
0.50 |
| Berkeley County |
39 |
3 |
17 |
8.1 |
2,135 |
1.19 |
0.90 |
| Calhoun County |
48 |
0 |
2 |
9.5 |
177 |
1.39 |
1.05 |
| Charleston County |
50 |
14 |
45 |
9.9 |
4,566 |
1.45 |
1.10 |
| Cherokee County |
51 |
5 |
9 |
13.2 |
731 |
1.94 |
1.46 |
| Chester County |
51 |
2 |
5 |
10.6 |
468 |
1.56 |
1.18 |
| Chesterfield County |
38 |
1 |
5 |
7.9 |
573 |
1.17 |
0.88 |
| Clarendon County |
51 |
2 |
5 |
11.5 |
434 |
1.70 |
1.28 |
| Colleton County |
36 |
0 |
4 |
7.7 |
564 |
1.13 |
0.85 |
| Darlington County |
51 |
4 |
11 |
11.4 |
927 |
1.68 |
1.27 |
| Dillon County |
51 |
2 |
5 |
10.6 |
505 |
1.56 |
1.18 |
| Dorchester County |
48 |
4 |
12 |
9.7 |
1,238 |
1.43 |
1.08 |
| Edgefield County |
51 |
1 |
3 |
10.6 |
280 |
1.56 |
1.18 |
| Fairfield County |
51 |
2 |
4 |
11.7 |
316 |
1.71 |
1.29 |
| Florence County |
51 |
11 |
24 |
12.6 |
1,872 |
1.86 |
1.40 |
| Georgetown County |
51 |
5 |
10 |
12.7 |
759 |
1.87 |
1.41 |
| Greenville County |
10 |
** |
32 |
5.8 |
5,438 |
0.86 |
0.65 |
| Greenwood County |
45 |
2 |
8 |
8.8 |
909 |
1.29 |
0.98 |
| Hampton County |
50 |
1 |
3 |
10.1 |
297 |
1.49 |
1.12 |
| Horry County |
47 |
7 |
24 |
9.4 |
2,562 |
1.38 |
1.04 |
| Jasper County |
47 |
1 |
3 |
9.3 |
308 |
1.37 |
1.04 |
| Kershaw County |
35 |
1 |
5 |
7.6 |
704 |
1.12 |
0.85 |
| Lancaster County |
50 |
3 |
8 |
10.3 |
804 |
1.52 |
1.15 |
| Laurens County |
51 |
4 |
9 |
11.2 |
808 |
1.64 |
1.24 |
| Lee County |
51 |
2 |
4 |
14.0 |
266 |
2.05 |
1.55 |
| Lexington County |
35 |
2 |
23 |
7.6 |
2,988 |
1.12 |
0.84 |
| McCormick County |
51 |
0 |
1 |
11.9 |
85 |
1.75 |
1.32 |
| Marion County |
51 |
4 |
7 |
14.9 |
496 |
2.20 |
1.66 |
| Marlboro County |
51 |
3 |
5 |
13.3 |
397 |
1.95 |
1.47 |
| Newberry County |
50 |
2 |
5 |
10.0 |
498 |
1.47 |
1.11 |
| Oconee County |
21 |
** |
5 |
6.5 |
775 |
0.95 |
0.72 |
| Orangeburg County |
51 |
6 |
14 |
11.2 |
1,262 |
1.65 |
1.25 |
| Pickens County |
20 |
** |
8 |
6.4 |
1,314 |
0.95 |
0.71 |
| Richland County |
41 |
6 |
36 |
8.2 |
4,361 |
1.21 |
0.91 |
| Saluda County |
51 |
1 |
3 |
10.6 |
253 |
1.56 |
1.18 |
| Spartanburg County
| 29 |
2 |
25 |
7.3 |
3,407 |
1.08 |
0.81 |
| Sumter County |
48 |
5 |
16 |
9.6 |
1,641 |
1.41 |
1.07 |
| Union County |
51 |
1 |
4 |
10.6 |
376 |
1.56 |
1.18 |
| Williamsburg County |
51 |
7 |
10 |
20.2 |
517 |
2.98 |
2.25 |
| York County |
46 |
5 |
21 |
8.9 |
2,325 |
1.31 |
0.99 |
| South Carolina |
46 |
122 |
497 |
9.0 |
55,388 |
1.32 |
1.00 |
*National data is for 2001, county data is the average for 2000-2002.
**County is at or below national average already.
***South Carolina data in table is for average of 2000-2002, while Kids Count Databook uses 2001 data.
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