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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.

Counties with the highest child mortality rates in Iowa
RankCountyStateValueU.S. county medianTimes reference
1Cerro Gordo CountyIA79.259.81.32x
2Floyd CountyIA71.159.81.19x
3Hamilton CountyIA67.859.81.13x
4Mills CountyIA67.759.81.13x
5Des Moines CountyIA66.459.81.11x
6Webster CountyIA65.459.81.09x
7Delaware CountyIA62.559.81.05x
8Woodbury CountyIA61.459.81.03x
9Marshall CountyIA61.259.81.02x
10Madison CountyIA6159.81.02x
11Lee CountyIA58.559.80.98x
12Buena Vista CountyIA58.459.80.98x
13Pottawattamie CountyIA57.959.80.97x
14Poweshiek CountyIA55.459.80.93x
15Benton CountyIA54.359.80.91x
16Marion CountyIA53.859.80.9x
17Polk CountyIA53.759.80.9x
18Muscatine CountyIA50.659.80.85x
19Black Hawk CountyIA47.459.80.79x
20Wapello CountyIA47.259.80.79x
21Carroll CountyIA46.559.80.78x
22Washington CountyIA46.259.80.77x
23Sioux CountyIA4559.80.75x
24Dubuque CountyIA44.859.80.75x
25Linn CountyIA42.259.80.71x
26Bremer CountyIA41.259.80.69x
27Clinton CountyIA39.259.80.66x
28Johnson CountyIA39.259.80.66x
29Warren CountyIA3859.80.64x
30Scott CountyIA36.859.80.62x
31Story CountyIA34.559.80.58x
32Dallas CountyIA32.759.80.55x

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