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Counties with the highest child mortality rates in Maine
Among 14 Maine counties with published values, the counties with the highest child mortality rates are Oxford County, ME (69.3, 1.16 times the U.S. county median of 59.8), Franklin County, ME (63.6, 1.06 times the U.S. county median of 59.8) and Androscoggin County, ME (62.7, 1.05 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 Maine counties, highest first
Child mortality, deaths under 18 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oxford County | ME | 69.3 | 59.8 | 1.16x |
| 2 | Franklin County | ME | 63.6 | 59.8 | 1.06x |
| 3 | Androscoggin County | ME | 62.7 | 59.8 | 1.05x |
| 4 | Aroostook County | ME | 61.9 | 59.8 | 1.04x |
| 5 | Somerset County | ME | 60.5 | 59.8 | 1.01x |
| 6 | Waldo County | ME | 55.7 | 59.8 | 0.93x |
| 7 | Kennebec County | ME | 55.1 | 59.8 | 0.92x |
| 8 | Penobscot County | ME | 53.7 | 59.8 | 0.9x |
| 9 | Washington County | ME | 53.1 | 59.8 | 0.89x |
| 10 | Knox County | ME | 49 | 59.8 | 0.82x |
| 11 | Hancock County | ME | 43.7 | 59.8 | 0.73x |
| 12 | Lincoln County | ME | 42.8 | 59.8 | 0.72x |
| 13 | York County | ME | 40.4 | 59.8 | 0.68x |
| 14 | Cumberland County | ME | 37.1 | 59.8 | 0.62x |