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Legend Colors

Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.

Compared to Distribution

an indicator guage with the arrow in the green the value is in the best half of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

green circle with white tick inside it meets target; red circle with white cross inside it does not meet target.

Compared to a Single Value

green diamond with downward arrow inside it lower than the comparison value; red diamond with downward arrow inside it higher than the comparison value; blue diamond with downward arrow inside it not statistically different from comparison value.

Trend

green square outline with upward trending arrow inside it green square outline with downward trending arrow inside it non-significant change over time; green square with upward trending arrow inside it green square with downward trending arrow inside it significant change over time; blue square with equals sign no change over time.

Compared to Prior Value

green triangle with upward trending arrow inside it higher than the previous measurement period; green triangle with downward trending arrow inside it lower than the previous measurement period; blue equals sign no statistically different change  from previous measurement period.

green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

gray chart bars No data on significance available

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Child Mortality Rate: Under 20

This indicator shows the mortality rate among people under age 20 per 100,000.

Why is this important?

Child mortality is a core indicator for children's health and well being. Losing a child not only affects immediate families, but the broader community as well. Since more than one third of all child deaths occur within the first month of life according to the World Health Organization (WHO), providing skilled care to mothers during pregnancy, during birth, and after birth greatly contributes to child survival. The leading causes of death among infants are birth defects, preterm delivery, low birth weight, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), and maternal complications during pregnancy. 
 
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27.3
deaths/ 100,000 population under 20
Source: County Health Rankings
Measurement period: 2018-2021
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: April 2024
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Technical note: Rates may be unavailable for certain time periods and geographies due to unstable or suppressed values as determined by the data source.
More details:
Original Source: National Center for Health Statistics - Natality and Mortality Files; Census Population Estimates Program

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light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

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Filed under: Health / Children's Health, Health / Mortality Data, Health Outcomes, Infants, Children, Teens