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Counties with the highest child mortality rates in Louisiana
Among 56 Louisiana counties with published values, the counties with the highest child mortality rates are West Feliciana Parish, LA (137.5, 2.3 times the U.S. county median of 59.8), Webster Parish, LA (134.8, 2.25 times the U.S. county median of 59.8) and Winn Parish, LA (130, 2.17 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 Louisiana counties, highest first
Child mortality, deaths under 18 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Feliciana Parish | LA | 137.5 | 59.8 | 2.3x |
| 2 | Webster Parish | LA | 134.8 | 59.8 | 2.25x |
| 3 | Winn Parish | LA | 130 | 59.8 | 2.17x |
| 4 | Bienville Parish | LA | 126.7 | 59.8 | 2.12x |
| 5 | Jackson Parish | LA | 120 | 59.8 | 2.01x |
| 6 | Caddo Parish | LA | 116.9 | 59.8 | 1.95x |
| 7 | Ouachita Parish | LA | 110 | 59.8 | 1.84x |
| 8 | St. Helena Parish | LA | 106.3 | 59.8 | 1.78x |
| 9 | Morehouse Parish | LA | 105.8 | 59.8 | 1.77x |
| 10 | Madison Parish | LA | 103.6 | 59.8 | 1.73x |
| 11 | St. Landry Parish | LA | 102.9 | 59.8 | 1.72x |
| 12 | Washington Parish | LA | 101.9 | 59.8 | 1.7x |
| 13 | Natchitoches Parish | LA | 101.1 | 59.8 | 1.69x |
| 14 | East Feliciana Parish | LA | 100.8 | 59.8 | 1.69x |
| 15 | Sabine Parish | LA | 99.4 | 59.8 | 1.66x |
| 16 | Orleans Parish | LA | 98.1 | 59.8 | 1.64x |
| 17 | Claiborne Parish | LA | 94.9 | 59.8 | 1.59x |
| 18 | Iberia Parish | LA | 94.4 | 59.8 | 1.58x |
| 19 | West Baton Rouge Parish | LA | 93.8 | 59.8 | 1.57x |
| 20 | Avoyelles Parish | LA | 86.2 | 59.8 | 1.44x |
| 21 | East Baton Rouge Parish | LA | 85.4 | 59.8 | 1.43x |
| 22 | Acadia Parish | LA | 84.3 | 59.8 | 1.41x |
| 23 | St. Mary Parish | LA | 83.6 | 59.8 | 1.4x |
| 24 | Evangeline Parish | LA | 83.5 | 59.8 | 1.4x |
| 25 | Rapides Parish | LA | 83.5 | 59.8 | 1.4x |
| 26 | Iberville Parish | LA | 83.1 | 59.8 | 1.39x |
| 27 | Richland Parish | LA | 83.1 | 59.8 | 1.39x |
| 28 | Assumption Parish | LA | 82.9 | 59.8 | 1.39x |
| 29 | St. James Parish | LA | 80.9 | 59.8 | 1.35x |
| 30 | Tangipahoa Parish | LA | 78.7 | 59.8 | 1.32x |
| 31 | Concordia Parish | LA | 77.9 | 59.8 | 1.3x |
| 32 | Calcasieu Parish | LA | 74.8 | 59.8 | 1.25x |
| 33 | Pointe Coupee Parish | LA | 71.3 | 59.8 | 1.19x |
| 34 | Vernon Parish | LA | 71.1 | 59.8 | 1.19x |
| 35 | Lafourche Parish | LA | 70.9 | 59.8 | 1.19x |
| 36 | De Soto Parish | LA | 70.8 | 59.8 | 1.18x |
| 37 | St. Bernard Parish | LA | 69.6 | 59.8 | 1.16x |
| 38 | Jefferson Parish | LA | 68.6 | 59.8 | 1.15x |
| 39 | Lafayette Parish | LA | 67.7 | 59.8 | 1.13x |
| 40 | Terrebonne Parish | LA | 67 | 59.8 | 1.12x |
| 41 | Jefferson Davis Parish | LA | 65.6 | 59.8 | 1.1x |
| 42 | St. John the Baptist Parish | LA | 65.3 | 59.8 | 1.09x |
| 43 | St. Charles Parish | LA | 65.1 | 59.8 | 1.09x |
| 44 | Bossier Parish | LA | 62.4 | 59.8 | 1.04x |
| 45 | Ascension Parish | LA | 61.7 | 59.8 | 1.03x |
| 46 | Allen Parish | LA | 60.1 | 59.8 | 1.01x |
| 47 | Grant Parish | LA | 59.7 | 59.8 | 1x |
| 48 | Livingston Parish | LA | 59.5 | 59.8 | 0.99x |
| 49 | Plaquemines Parish | LA | 59.2 | 59.8 | 0.99x |
| 50 | Union Parish | LA | 59.1 | 59.8 | 0.99x |
| 51 | St. Martin Parish | LA | 57.2 | 59.8 | 0.96x |
| 52 | Lincoln Parish | LA | 56.9 | 59.8 | 0.95x |
| 53 | Beauregard Parish | LA | 47 | 59.8 | 0.79x |
| 54 | Franklin Parish | LA | 46.7 | 59.8 | 0.78x |
| 55 | St. Tammany Parish | LA | 46.6 | 59.8 | 0.78x |
| 56 | Vermilion Parish | LA | 45.6 | 59.8 | 0.76x |