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Counties with the highest child mortality rates in Massachusetts
Among 12 Massachusetts counties with published values, the counties with the highest child mortality rates are Hampden County, MA (46.4, 0.78 times the U.S. county median of 59.8), Berkshire County, MA (43.6, 0.73 times the U.S. county median of 59.8) and Suffolk County, MA (36.7, 0.61 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 Massachusetts counties, highest first
Child mortality, deaths under 18 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hampden County | MA | 46.4 | 59.8 | 0.78x |
| 2 | Berkshire County | MA | 43.6 | 59.8 | 0.73x |
| 3 | Suffolk County | MA | 36.7 | 59.8 | 0.61x |
| 4 | Bristol County | MA | 36.1 | 59.8 | 0.6x |
| 5 | Worcester County | MA | 32.6 | 59.8 | 0.55x |
| 6 | Essex County | MA | 29.8 | 59.8 | 0.5x |
| 7 | Plymouth County | MA | 29.8 | 59.8 | 0.5x |
| 8 | Barnstable County | MA | 29.1 | 59.8 | 0.49x |
| 9 | Middlesex County | MA | 24.1 | 59.8 | 0.4x |
| 10 | Hampshire County | MA | 22.8 | 59.8 | 0.38x |
| 11 | Norfolk County | MA | 21.2 | 59.8 | 0.35x |
| 12 | Franklin County | MA | 21 | 59.8 | 0.35x |