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Counties with the highest child mortality rates in Kansas
Among 33 Kansas counties with published values, the counties with the highest child mortality rates are Kingman County, KS (173, 2.89 times the U.S. county median of 59.8), Stevens County, KS (150, 2.51 times the U.S. county median of 59.8) and Neosho County, KS (98.2, 1.64 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 Kansas counties, highest first
Child mortality, deaths under 18 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kingman County | KS | 173 | 59.8 | 2.89x |
| 2 | Stevens County | KS | 150 | 59.8 | 2.51x |
| 3 | Neosho County | KS | 98.2 | 59.8 | 1.64x |
| 4 | Sumner County | KS | 92.3 | 59.8 | 1.54x |
| 5 | Pottawatomie County | KS | 82.1 | 59.8 | 1.37x |
| 6 | Wyandotte County | KS | 80.9 | 59.8 | 1.35x |
| 7 | Dickinson County | KS | 75.9 | 59.8 | 1.27x |
| 8 | Cowley County | KS | 75.4 | 59.8 | 1.26x |
| 9 | Geary County | KS | 75.3 | 59.8 | 1.26x |
| 10 | Ford County | KS | 74.3 | 59.8 | 1.24x |
| 11 | Montgomery County | KS | 74 | 59.8 | 1.24x |
| 12 | Cherokee County | KS | 71.8 | 59.8 | 1.2x |
| 13 | Osage County | KS | 69.3 | 59.8 | 1.16x |
| 14 | Sedgwick County | KS | 68.4 | 59.8 | 1.14x |
| 15 | Shawnee County | KS | 67.8 | 59.8 | 1.13x |
| 16 | Franklin County | KS | 66.8 | 59.8 | 1.12x |
| 17 | Crawford County | KS | 66.3 | 59.8 | 1.11x |
| 18 | Reno County | KS | 65.7 | 59.8 | 1.1x |
| 19 | Harvey County | KS | 65.5 | 59.8 | 1.1x |
| 20 | Atchison County | KS | 61.3 | 59.8 | 1.03x |
| 21 | Barton County | KS | 55.7 | 59.8 | 0.93x |
| 22 | Jefferson County | KS | 54.8 | 59.8 | 0.92x |
| 23 | Leavenworth County | KS | 53.5 | 59.8 | 0.89x |
| 24 | Finney County | KS | 50.9 | 59.8 | 0.85x |
| 25 | Saline County | KS | 49.4 | 59.8 | 0.83x |
| 26 | Labette County | KS | 48.2 | 59.8 | 0.81x |
| 27 | Lyon County | KS | 43.7 | 59.8 | 0.73x |
| 28 | Butler County | KS | 41.5 | 59.8 | 0.69x |
| 29 | Seward County | KS | 40.3 | 59.8 | 0.67x |
| 30 | Johnson County | KS | 39.4 | 59.8 | 0.66x |
| 31 | Miami County | KS | 35.9 | 59.8 | 0.6x |
| 32 | Douglas County | KS | 34.2 | 59.8 | 0.57x |
| 33 | Riley County | KS | 31.5 | 59.8 | 0.53x |