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Counties with the highest child mortality rates in Illinois
Among 63 Illinois counties with published values, the counties with the highest child mortality rates are Johnson County, IL (126, 2.11 times the U.S. county median of 59.8), Mason County, IL (92.9, 1.55 times the U.S. county median of 59.8) and Saline County, IL (83.8, 1.4 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 Illinois counties, highest first
Child mortality, deaths under 18 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson County | IL | 126 | 59.8 | 2.11x |
| 2 | Mason County | IL | 92.9 | 59.8 | 1.55x |
| 3 | Saline County | IL | 83.8 | 59.8 | 1.4x |
| 4 | St. Clair County | IL | 83.2 | 59.8 | 1.39x |
| 5 | Cass County | IL | 83.1 | 59.8 | 1.39x |
| 6 | Franklin County | IL | 82.9 | 59.8 | 1.39x |
| 7 | Lawrence County | IL | 79 | 59.8 | 1.32x |
| 8 | Peoria County | IL | 78.6 | 59.8 | 1.31x |
| 9 | Massac County | IL | 77.3 | 59.8 | 1.29x |
| 10 | Moultrie County | IL | 76.2 | 59.8 | 1.27x |
| 11 | Montgomery County | IL | 72.5 | 59.8 | 1.21x |
| 12 | Winnebago County | IL | 72.4 | 59.8 | 1.21x |
| 13 | Vermilion County | IL | 70.4 | 59.8 | 1.18x |
| 14 | Warren County | IL | 69.8 | 59.8 | 1.17x |
| 15 | Macon County | IL | 69.5 | 59.8 | 1.16x |
| 16 | Christian County | IL | 66.6 | 59.8 | 1.11x |
| 17 | Jackson County | IL | 65.5 | 59.8 | 1.1x |
| 18 | Jefferson County | IL | 64.2 | 59.8 | 1.07x |
| 19 | Wayne County | IL | 63.9 | 59.8 | 1.07x |
| 20 | Piatt County | IL | 62.9 | 59.8 | 1.05x |
| 21 | Fayette County | IL | 61.9 | 59.8 | 1.04x |
| 22 | Whiteside County | IL | 60.7 | 59.8 | 1.02x |
| 23 | Sangamon County | IL | 60.6 | 59.8 | 1.01x |
| 24 | Fulton County | IL | 59.1 | 59.8 | 0.99x |
| 25 | LaSalle County | IL | 58.5 | 59.8 | 0.98x |
| 26 | Champaign County | IL | 57.9 | 59.8 | 0.97x |
| 27 | Adams County | IL | 57.6 | 59.8 | 0.96x |
| 28 | Cook County | IL | 56.5 | 59.8 | 0.94x |
| 29 | Shelby County | IL | 56.5 | 59.8 | 0.94x |
| 30 | Jersey County | IL | 56.1 | 59.8 | 0.94x |
| 31 | Perry County | IL | 56 | 59.8 | 0.94x |
| 32 | Iroquois County | IL | 55.3 | 59.8 | 0.92x |
| 33 | Randolph County | IL | 53.6 | 59.8 | 0.9x |
| 34 | Marion County | IL | 53.2 | 59.8 | 0.89x |
| 35 | Kankakee County | IL | 53.1 | 59.8 | 0.89x |
| 36 | Douglas County | IL | 52.2 | 59.8 | 0.87x |
| 37 | Woodford County | IL | 52 | 59.8 | 0.87x |
| 38 | Macoupin County | IL | 51.2 | 59.8 | 0.86x |
| 39 | Tazewell County | IL | 50.4 | 59.8 | 0.84x |
| 40 | Stephenson County | IL | 49 | 59.8 | 0.82x |
| 41 | Rock Island County | IL | 47.5 | 59.8 | 0.79x |
| 42 | Livingston County | IL | 47.3 | 59.8 | 0.79x |
| 43 | Henry County | IL | 47.1 | 59.8 | 0.79x |
| 44 | Clinton County | IL | 46.5 | 59.8 | 0.78x |
| 45 | Williamson County | IL | 46.5 | 59.8 | 0.78x |
| 46 | Bureau County | IL | 46.4 | 59.8 | 0.78x |
| 47 | DeKalb County | IL | 46.3 | 59.8 | 0.77x |
| 48 | Morgan County | IL | 45.1 | 59.8 | 0.75x |
| 49 | Coles County | IL | 43.4 | 59.8 | 0.73x |
| 50 | Will County | IL | 42.9 | 59.8 | 0.72x |
| 51 | Knox County | IL | 42.4 | 59.8 | 0.71x |
| 52 | Effingham County | IL | 39.7 | 59.8 | 0.66x |
| 53 | Madison County | IL | 38.4 | 59.8 | 0.64x |
| 54 | Kane County | IL | 38.3 | 59.8 | 0.64x |
| 55 | Ogle County | IL | 38.3 | 59.8 | 0.64x |
| 56 | Grundy County | IL | 37.4 | 59.8 | 0.63x |
| 57 | McHenry County | IL | 35.3 | 59.8 | 0.59x |
| 58 | Boone County | IL | 35.2 | 59.8 | 0.59x |
| 59 | Lake County | IL | 35.2 | 59.8 | 0.59x |
| 60 | Monroe County | IL | 33.1 | 59.8 | 0.55x |
| 61 | McLean County | IL | 32.7 | 59.8 | 0.55x |
| 62 | DuPage County | IL | 31.8 | 59.8 | 0.53x |
| 63 | Kendall County | IL | 19.3 | 59.8 | 0.32x |