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Counties with the highest child mortality rates in Missouri
Among 67 Missouri counties with published values, the counties with the highest child mortality rates are Dade County, MO (143.8, 2.4 times the U.S. county median of 59.8), Pemiscot County, MO (127.3, 2.13 times the U.S. county median of 59.8) and St. Louis city, MO (123.8, 2.07 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 Missouri counties, highest first
Child mortality, deaths under 18 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dade County | MO | 143.8 | 59.8 | 2.4x |
| 2 | Pemiscot County | MO | 127.3 | 59.8 | 2.13x |
| 3 | St. Louis city | MO | 123.8 | 59.8 | 2.07x |
| 4 | Gasconade County | MO | 113 | 59.8 | 1.89x |
| 5 | Dallas County | MO | 111.9 | 59.8 | 1.87x |
| 6 | Wright County | MO | 109.5 | 59.8 | 1.83x |
| 7 | Bollinger County | MO | 103.5 | 59.8 | 1.73x |
| 8 | New Madrid County | MO | 102.1 | 59.8 | 1.71x |
| 9 | Ripley County | MO | 99 | 59.8 | 1.66x |
| 10 | Howell County | MO | 94.9 | 59.8 | 1.59x |
| 11 | Douglas County | MO | 91 | 59.8 | 1.52x |
| 12 | McDonald County | MO | 89.8 | 59.8 | 1.5x |
| 13 | Dent County | MO | 89.7 | 59.8 | 1.5x |
| 14 | Butler County | MO | 87.9 | 59.8 | 1.47x |
| 15 | Morgan County | MO | 86.1 | 59.8 | 1.44x |
| 16 | Stone County | MO | 82 | 59.8 | 1.37x |
| 17 | Marion County | MO | 81.9 | 59.8 | 1.37x |
| 18 | Benton County | MO | 79.7 | 59.8 | 1.33x |
| 19 | Warren County | MO | 78.3 | 59.8 | 1.31x |
| 20 | Laclede County | MO | 77.3 | 59.8 | 1.29x |
| 21 | Jackson County | MO | 76.9 | 59.8 | 1.29x |
| 22 | Buchanan County | MO | 75.3 | 59.8 | 1.26x |
| 23 | Crawford County | MO | 74.8 | 59.8 | 1.25x |
| 24 | Lafayette County | MO | 72.5 | 59.8 | 1.21x |
| 25 | Cedar County | MO | 72.2 | 59.8 | 1.21x |
| 26 | Vernon County | MO | 70.6 | 59.8 | 1.18x |
| 27 | Perry County | MO | 68.6 | 59.8 | 1.15x |
| 28 | Audrain County | MO | 68.5 | 59.8 | 1.15x |
| 29 | Phelps County | MO | 67.6 | 59.8 | 1.13x |
| 30 | Cape Girardeau County | MO | 66.5 | 59.8 | 1.11x |
| 31 | Lawrence County | MO | 65.7 | 59.8 | 1.1x |
| 32 | Scott County | MO | 65.5 | 59.8 | 1.1x |
| 33 | Moniteau County | MO | 65.2 | 59.8 | 1.09x |
| 34 | Adair County | MO | 64.8 | 59.8 | 1.08x |
| 35 | St. Louis County | MO | 63.9 | 59.8 | 1.07x |
| 36 | Callaway County | MO | 63.4 | 59.8 | 1.06x |
| 37 | St. Francois County | MO | 63 | 59.8 | 1.05x |
| 38 | Jasper County | MO | 60.2 | 59.8 | 1.01x |
| 39 | Taney County | MO | 60.1 | 59.8 | 1.01x |
| 40 | Pettis County | MO | 57.8 | 59.8 | 0.97x |
| 41 | Randolph County | MO | 55.2 | 59.8 | 0.92x |
| 42 | Platte County | MO | 54.8 | 59.8 | 0.92x |
| 43 | Christian County | MO | 54.5 | 59.8 | 0.91x |
| 44 | Lincoln County | MO | 54.1 | 59.8 | 0.9x |
| 45 | Ray County | MO | 53.1 | 59.8 | 0.89x |
| 46 | Boone County | MO | 52.8 | 59.8 | 0.88x |
| 47 | Cole County | MO | 52.8 | 59.8 | 0.88x |
| 48 | Greene County | MO | 52.3 | 59.8 | 0.87x |
| 49 | Newton County | MO | 52.1 | 59.8 | 0.87x |
| 50 | Texas County | MO | 50.9 | 59.8 | 0.85x |
| 51 | Franklin County | MO | 50.7 | 59.8 | 0.85x |
| 52 | Washington County | MO | 50.6 | 59.8 | 0.85x |
| 53 | Dunklin County | MO | 50.4 | 59.8 | 0.84x |
| 54 | Camden County | MO | 50 | 59.8 | 0.84x |
| 55 | Polk County | MO | 49.6 | 59.8 | 0.83x |
| 56 | Cass County | MO | 49.4 | 59.8 | 0.83x |
| 57 | Pulaski County | MO | 48.8 | 59.8 | 0.82x |
| 58 | Stoddard County | MO | 47.2 | 59.8 | 0.79x |
| 59 | Henry County | MO | 46.9 | 59.8 | 0.78x |
| 60 | Jefferson County | MO | 46.3 | 59.8 | 0.77x |
| 61 | Saline County | MO | 45.6 | 59.8 | 0.76x |
| 62 | Johnson County | MO | 45.5 | 59.8 | 0.76x |
| 63 | Webster County | MO | 44.6 | 59.8 | 0.75x |
| 64 | Clay County | MO | 44.5 | 59.8 | 0.74x |
| 65 | Miller County | MO | 38.3 | 59.8 | 0.64x |
| 66 | St. Charles County | MO | 38.2 | 59.8 | 0.64x |
| 67 | Barry County | MO | 37.3 | 59.8 | 0.62x |