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Counties with the highest child mortality rates in Indiana
Among 77 Indiana counties with published values, the counties with the highest child mortality rates are Switzerland County, IN (177.3, 2.96 times the U.S. county median of 59.8), Pulaski County, IN (108.8, 1.82 times the U.S. county median of 59.8) and Adams County, IN (103.4, 1.73 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 Indiana counties, highest first
Child mortality, deaths under 18 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland County | IN | 177.3 | 59.8 | 2.96x |
| 2 | Pulaski County | IN | 108.8 | 59.8 | 1.82x |
| 3 | Adams County | IN | 103.4 | 59.8 | 1.73x |
| 4 | Grant County | IN | 103.4 | 59.8 | 1.73x |
| 5 | Sullivan County | IN | 92.5 | 59.8 | 1.55x |
| 6 | Noble County | IN | 91.4 | 59.8 | 1.53x |
| 7 | Fayette County | IN | 89.7 | 59.8 | 1.5x |
| 8 | Owen County | IN | 89 | 59.8 | 1.49x |
| 9 | Cass County | IN | 88.3 | 59.8 | 1.48x |
| 10 | Marion County | IN | 85.2 | 59.8 | 1.42x |
| 11 | Jay County | IN | 84.8 | 59.8 | 1.42x |
| 12 | Washington County | IN | 78.9 | 59.8 | 1.32x |
| 13 | Greene County | IN | 77.2 | 59.8 | 1.29x |
| 14 | Decatur County | IN | 76.8 | 59.8 | 1.28x |
| 15 | Vanderburgh County | IN | 76.1 | 59.8 | 1.27x |
| 16 | Fulton County | IN | 72.8 | 59.8 | 1.22x |
| 17 | Carroll County | IN | 71.8 | 59.8 | 1.2x |
| 18 | Orange County | IN | 71.4 | 59.8 | 1.19x |
| 19 | Steuben County | IN | 70.9 | 59.8 | 1.19x |
| 20 | Parke County | IN | 70 | 59.8 | 1.17x |
| 21 | Marshall County | IN | 69.8 | 59.8 | 1.17x |
| 22 | Howard County | IN | 69.1 | 59.8 | 1.16x |
| 23 | Allen County | IN | 68.3 | 59.8 | 1.14x |
| 24 | Madison County | IN | 68.1 | 59.8 | 1.14x |
| 25 | St. Joseph County | IN | 67.8 | 59.8 | 1.13x |
| 26 | Lake County | IN | 67.7 | 59.8 | 1.13x |
| 27 | Scott County | IN | 67.7 | 59.8 | 1.13x |
| 28 | Vermillion County | IN | 67.5 | 59.8 | 1.13x |
| 29 | Elkhart County | IN | 67.1 | 59.8 | 1.12x |
| 30 | LaPorte County | IN | 67 | 59.8 | 1.12x |
| 31 | Randolph County | IN | 66.8 | 59.8 | 1.12x |
| 32 | Wayne County | IN | 65.7 | 59.8 | 1.1x |
| 33 | Kosciusko County | IN | 65 | 59.8 | 1.09x |
| 34 | Clay County | IN | 64.7 | 59.8 | 1.08x |
| 35 | LaGrange County | IN | 64.4 | 59.8 | 1.08x |
| 36 | Bartholomew County | IN | 63.4 | 59.8 | 1.06x |
| 37 | Jefferson County | IN | 63.2 | 59.8 | 1.06x |
| 38 | Delaware County | IN | 61.5 | 59.8 | 1.03x |
| 39 | Miami County | IN | 60.6 | 59.8 | 1.01x |
| 40 | Knox County | IN | 60 | 59.8 | 1x |
| 41 | Harrison County | IN | 59.5 | 59.8 | 0.99x |
| 42 | Vigo County | IN | 59.1 | 59.8 | 0.99x |
| 43 | DeKalb County | IN | 59 | 59.8 | 0.99x |
| 44 | Huntington County | IN | 59 | 59.8 | 0.99x |
| 45 | Warrick County | IN | 58.4 | 59.8 | 0.98x |
| 46 | Wabash County | IN | 58.1 | 59.8 | 0.97x |
| 47 | Spencer County | IN | 58 | 59.8 | 0.97x |
| 48 | Franklin County | IN | 57.2 | 59.8 | 0.96x |
| 49 | Lawrence County | IN | 56.8 | 59.8 | 0.95x |
| 50 | Shelby County | IN | 56.7 | 59.8 | 0.95x |
| 51 | Clark County | IN | 56.6 | 59.8 | 0.95x |
| 52 | Montgomery County | IN | 56.4 | 59.8 | 0.94x |
| 53 | Johnson County | IN | 53.8 | 59.8 | 0.9x |
| 54 | Clinton County | IN | 53.5 | 59.8 | 0.89x |
| 55 | Wells County | IN | 52.9 | 59.8 | 0.88x |
| 56 | Tippecanoe County | IN | 52.3 | 59.8 | 0.87x |
| 57 | Floyd County | IN | 49.4 | 59.8 | 0.83x |
| 58 | Henry County | IN | 48.5 | 59.8 | 0.81x |
| 59 | Dubois County | IN | 48.2 | 59.8 | 0.81x |
| 60 | Jennings County | IN | 46.9 | 59.8 | 0.78x |
| 61 | Daviess County | IN | 44.5 | 59.8 | 0.74x |
| 62 | White County | IN | 44.4 | 59.8 | 0.74x |
| 63 | Jasper County | IN | 44.2 | 59.8 | 0.74x |
| 64 | Porter County | IN | 43.2 | 59.8 | 0.72x |
| 65 | Gibson County | IN | 43.1 | 59.8 | 0.72x |
| 66 | Hendricks County | IN | 41.9 | 59.8 | 0.7x |
| 67 | Jackson County | IN | 41.6 | 59.8 | 0.7x |
| 68 | Posey County | IN | 41.6 | 59.8 | 0.7x |
| 69 | Putnam County | IN | 40.1 | 59.8 | 0.67x |
| 70 | Hamilton County | IN | 38.9 | 59.8 | 0.65x |
| 71 | Monroe County | IN | 38.6 | 59.8 | 0.65x |
| 72 | Hancock County | IN | 38 | 59.8 | 0.64x |
| 73 | Boone County | IN | 37.9 | 59.8 | 0.63x |
| 74 | Morgan County | IN | 37.4 | 59.8 | 0.63x |
| 75 | Ripley County | IN | 37.2 | 59.8 | 0.62x |
| 76 | Dearborn County | IN | 37 | 59.8 | 0.62x |
| 77 | Whitley County | IN | 35 | 59.8 | 0.59x |