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Counties with the highest child mortality rates in Maryland

Among 23 Maryland counties with published values, the counties with the highest child mortality rates are Baltimore city, MD (93.2, 1.56 times the U.S. county median of 59.8), Dorchester County, MD (78.2, 1.31 times the U.S. county median of 59.8) and Washington County, MD (64.6, 1.08 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.

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Counties with the highest child mortality rates in Maryland
Rank	County	State	Value	U.S. county median	Times reference
1	Baltimore city	MD	93.2	59.8	1.56x
2	Dorchester County	MD	78.2	59.8	1.31x
3	Washington County	MD	64.6	59.8	1.08x
4	Prince George's County	MD	61	59.8	1.02x
5	Somerset County	MD	59.3	59.8	0.99x
6	Allegany County	MD	59.1	59.8	0.99x
7	Cecil County	MD	58.4	59.8	0.98x
8	Charles County	MD	57.9	59.8	0.97x
9	Garrett County	MD	56.6	59.8	0.95x
10	Baltimore County	MD	54.8	59.8	0.92x
11	Talbot County	MD	53.9	59.8	0.9x
12	Wicomico County	MD	53.8	59.8	0.9x
13	St. Mary's County	MD	51.2	59.8	0.86x
14	Anne Arundel County	MD	45.6	59.8	0.76x
15	Caroline County	MD	43.7	59.8	0.73x
16	Harford County	MD	39.6	59.8	0.66x
17	Howard County	MD	36.5	59.8	0.61x
18	Queen Anne's County	MD	36	59.8	0.6x
19	Montgomery County	MD	35.7	59.8	0.6x
20	Frederick County	MD	35.1	59.8	0.59x
21	Calvert County	MD	34.9	59.8	0.58x
22	Carroll County	MD	32.6	59.8	0.55x
23	Worcester County	MD	30.3	59.8	0.51x

Counties with the highest child mortality rates in Maryland

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