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Counties with the highest child mortality rates in Iowa
Among 32 Iowa counties with published values, the counties with the highest child mortality rates are Cerro Gordo County, IA (79.2, 1.32 times the U.S. county median of 59.8), Floyd County, IA (71.1, 1.19 times the U.S. county median of 59.8) and Hamilton County, IA (67.8, 1.13 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 Iowa counties, highest first
Child mortality, deaths under 18 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerro Gordo County | IA | 79.2 | 59.8 | 1.32x |
| 2 | Floyd County | IA | 71.1 | 59.8 | 1.19x |
| 3 | Hamilton County | IA | 67.8 | 59.8 | 1.13x |
| 4 | Mills County | IA | 67.7 | 59.8 | 1.13x |
| 5 | Des Moines County | IA | 66.4 | 59.8 | 1.11x |
| 6 | Webster County | IA | 65.4 | 59.8 | 1.09x |
| 7 | Delaware County | IA | 62.5 | 59.8 | 1.05x |
| 8 | Woodbury County | IA | 61.4 | 59.8 | 1.03x |
| 9 | Marshall County | IA | 61.2 | 59.8 | 1.02x |
| 10 | Madison County | IA | 61 | 59.8 | 1.02x |
| 11 | Lee County | IA | 58.5 | 59.8 | 0.98x |
| 12 | Buena Vista County | IA | 58.4 | 59.8 | 0.98x |
| 13 | Pottawattamie County | IA | 57.9 | 59.8 | 0.97x |
| 14 | Poweshiek County | IA | 55.4 | 59.8 | 0.93x |
| 15 | Benton County | IA | 54.3 | 59.8 | 0.91x |
| 16 | Marion County | IA | 53.8 | 59.8 | 0.9x |
| 17 | Polk County | IA | 53.7 | 59.8 | 0.9x |
| 18 | Muscatine County | IA | 50.6 | 59.8 | 0.85x |
| 19 | Black Hawk County | IA | 47.4 | 59.8 | 0.79x |
| 20 | Wapello County | IA | 47.2 | 59.8 | 0.79x |
| 21 | Carroll County | IA | 46.5 | 59.8 | 0.78x |
| 22 | Washington County | IA | 46.2 | 59.8 | 0.77x |
| 23 | Sioux County | IA | 45 | 59.8 | 0.75x |
| 24 | Dubuque County | IA | 44.8 | 59.8 | 0.75x |
| 25 | Linn County | IA | 42.2 | 59.8 | 0.71x |
| 26 | Bremer County | IA | 41.2 | 59.8 | 0.69x |
| 27 | Clinton County | IA | 39.2 | 59.8 | 0.66x |
| 28 | Johnson County | IA | 39.2 | 59.8 | 0.66x |
| 29 | Warren County | IA | 38 | 59.8 | 0.64x |
| 30 | Scott County | IA | 36.8 | 59.8 | 0.62x |
| 31 | Story County | IA | 34.5 | 59.8 | 0.58x |
| 32 | Dallas County | IA | 32.7 | 59.8 | 0.55x |