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Child mortality

Deaths of children under 18 per 100,000 children.

Reported for1,735areas, in 51 states — none in PR
Link to density0.44not mostly about how urban a place is
Nearby places alike0.38Moran’s I: strongly, neighbouring places tend to be similar
Typeratedeaths per 100,000 under 18

How it has moved

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Every state, every year

One row per state and one column per year, sorted by the latest value. It shows states, not counties: nobody can scan 3,222 rows, and the pattern only shows when it all fits on one screen.

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Where it comes from

County Health Rankings · County Health Rankings v128
University of Wisconsin · 13 releases, 2013–2025; each value filed under the last year its data covers, 2010–2023 · 95% likely ranges, converted to 90%; figures based on small counts are withheld

Source: County Health Rankings, which compiles each measure from its own source and filed here under the last year of the period it covers.

Combining areas: an average weighted by population.

What it goes with

The strongest links that have a page of their own. Unadjusted is the link before adjusting for anything, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step). Adjusted compares places with the same population density, income and education levels, so those differences can’t explain the link. This list leaves out the 2 pairs built from the same numbers or the same model as this measure, since they are bound to match.

MeasureUnadjustedAdjusted
Child mortality and Homicide rate, annualWhere Child mortality is higher, Homicide rate, annual tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Homicide rate, annual by US county+0.80+0.69
Child mortality and Homicide rateWhere Child mortality is higher, Homicide rate tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Homicide rate by US county+0.75+0.67
Child mortality and Years of potential life lostWhere Child mortality is higher, Years of potential life lost tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Years of potential life lost by US county+0.77+0.61
Child mortality and Firearm fatalitiesWhere Child mortality is higher, Firearm fatalities tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Firearm fatalities by US county+0.72+0.57
Child mortality and Share Black, not HispanicWhere Child mortality is higher, Share Black, not Hispanic tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share Black, not Hispanic by US county+0.55+0.56
Child mortality and StrokeWhere Child mortality is higher, Stroke tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Stroke by US county+0.74+0.56
Child mortality and Safety scoreWhere Child mortality is higher, Safety score tends to be lower: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Safety score by US county-0.73-0.56
Child mortality and Life expectancyWhere Child mortality is higher, Life expectancy tends to be lower: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Life expectancy by US county-0.73-0.55
Child mortality and Premature mortalityWhere Child mortality is higher, Premature mortality tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Premature mortality by US county+0.72+0.53
Child mortality and Motor vehicle crash deathsWhere Child mortality is higher, Motor vehicle crash deaths tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Motor vehicle crash deaths by US county+0.70+0.53

Population makeup

How this measure varies with the racial and ethnic makeup of counties. Every group is shown, whatever its rank. These are links across counties: they describe places, not people. They say nothing about any person’s risk or behaviour based on their race. Counties with a larger share of one group also differ in much else, such as income, segregation, region and history. The adjusted figure only accounts for density, income and education.

Share of residentsUnadjustedAdjusted
Child mortality and Share White, not HispanicWhere Child mortality is higher, Share White, not Hispanic tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share White, not Hispanic by US county-0.27-0.37
Child mortality and Share Black, not HispanicWhere Child mortality is higher, Share Black, not Hispanic tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share Black, not Hispanic by US county+0.55+0.56
Child mortality and Share Hispanic or Latino, any raceWhere Child mortality is higher, Share Hispanic or Latino, any race tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share Hispanic or Latino, any race by US county-0.16-0.12
Child mortality and Share Asian, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Asian, not Hispanic by US county-0.30+0.07
Child mortality and Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not HispanicWhere Child mortality is higher, Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic by US county+0.52+0.46

Highest and lowest

Of 1,735 counties reporting it. These are the two ends of a national ranking. For most measures, that ranking mostly sorts places by income and how urban they are. That is why the place pages compare each place with similar places instead.

Highest

  1. Kusilvak Census Area, AK — 274
  2. Oglala Lakota County, SD — 208
  3. Northwest Arctic Borough, AK — 202
  4. Bethel Census Area, AK — 200
  5. Holmes County, MS — 192

Lowest

  1. Putnam County, NY — 19
  2. Benton County, OR — 19.1
  3. Kendall County, IL — 19.3
  4. Washington County, RI — 20.8
  5. Norfolk County, MA — 21.2

The middle area reports 59. The middle half of counties falls between 46.5 and 73.5 (the 25th to 75th percentile).

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