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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.

Counties with the highest child mortality rates in Missouri
RankCountyStateValueU.S. county medianTimes reference
1Dade CountyMO143.859.82.4x
2Pemiscot CountyMO127.359.82.13x
3St. Louis cityMO123.859.82.07x
4Gasconade CountyMO11359.81.89x
5Dallas CountyMO111.959.81.87x
6Wright CountyMO109.559.81.83x
7Bollinger CountyMO103.559.81.73x
8New Madrid CountyMO102.159.81.71x
9Ripley CountyMO9959.81.66x
10Howell CountyMO94.959.81.59x
11Douglas CountyMO9159.81.52x
12McDonald CountyMO89.859.81.5x
13Dent CountyMO89.759.81.5x
14Butler CountyMO87.959.81.47x
15Morgan CountyMO86.159.81.44x
16Stone CountyMO8259.81.37x
17Marion CountyMO81.959.81.37x
18Benton CountyMO79.759.81.33x
19Warren CountyMO78.359.81.31x
20Laclede CountyMO77.359.81.29x
21Jackson CountyMO76.959.81.29x
22Buchanan CountyMO75.359.81.26x
23Crawford CountyMO74.859.81.25x
24Lafayette CountyMO72.559.81.21x
25Cedar CountyMO72.259.81.21x
26Vernon CountyMO70.659.81.18x
27Perry CountyMO68.659.81.15x
28Audrain CountyMO68.559.81.15x
29Phelps CountyMO67.659.81.13x
30Cape Girardeau CountyMO66.559.81.11x
31Lawrence CountyMO65.759.81.1x
32Scott CountyMO65.559.81.1x
33Moniteau CountyMO65.259.81.09x
34Adair CountyMO64.859.81.08x
35St. Louis CountyMO63.959.81.07x
36Callaway CountyMO63.459.81.06x
37St. Francois CountyMO6359.81.05x
38Jasper CountyMO60.259.81.01x
39Taney CountyMO60.159.81.01x
40Pettis CountyMO57.859.80.97x
41Randolph CountyMO55.259.80.92x
42Platte CountyMO54.859.80.92x
43Christian CountyMO54.559.80.91x
44Lincoln CountyMO54.159.80.9x
45Ray CountyMO53.159.80.89x
46Boone CountyMO52.859.80.88x
47Cole CountyMO52.859.80.88x
48Greene CountyMO52.359.80.87x
49Newton CountyMO52.159.80.87x
50Texas CountyMO50.959.80.85x
51Franklin CountyMO50.759.80.85x
52Washington CountyMO50.659.80.85x
53Dunklin CountyMO50.459.80.84x
54Camden CountyMO5059.80.84x
55Polk CountyMO49.659.80.83x
56Cass CountyMO49.459.80.83x
57Pulaski CountyMO48.859.80.82x
58Stoddard CountyMO47.259.80.79x
59Henry CountyMO46.959.80.78x
60Jefferson CountyMO46.359.80.77x
61Saline CountyMO45.659.80.76x
62Johnson CountyMO45.559.80.76x
63Webster CountyMO44.659.80.75x
64Clay CountyMO44.559.80.74x
65Miller CountyMO38.359.80.64x
66St. Charles CountyMO38.259.80.64x
67Barry CountyMO37.359.80.62x

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