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Counties with the highest child mortality rates in Alaska
Among 9 Alaska counties with published values, the counties with the highest child mortality rates are Kusilvak Census Area, AK (274.3, 4.59 times the U.S. county median of 59.8), Northwest Arctic Borough, AK (201.5, 3.37 times the U.S. county median of 59.8) and Bethel Census Area, AK (200.5, 3.35 times the U.S. county median of 59.8). Values are deaths under 18 per 100,000.
Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. These are county-level figures, compared with the U.S. county median. A high rate does not prove an environmental cause: age, smoking, income, access to care, screening and chance all move county rates, and small counties swing widely.
All Alaska counties, highest first
Child mortality, deaths under 18 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kusilvak Census Area | AK | 274.3 | 59.8 | 4.59x |
| 2 | Northwest Arctic Borough | AK | 201.5 | 59.8 | 3.37x |
| 3 | Bethel Census Area | AK | 200.5 | 59.8 | 3.35x |
| 4 | Nome Census Area | AK | 177.5 | 59.8 | 2.97x |
| 5 | Anchorage Municipality | AK | 63.4 | 59.8 | 1.06x |
| 6 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | AK | 59.2 | 59.8 | 0.99x |
| 7 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | AK | 57 | 59.8 | 0.95x |
| 8 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | AK | 44.7 | 59.8 | 0.75x |
| 9 | Juneau City and Borough | AK | 34.1 | 59.8 | 0.57x |