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Counties with the highest child mortality rates in Nebraska
Among 23 Nebraska counties with published values, the counties with the highest child mortality rates are Thurston County, NE (112, 1.87 times the U.S. county median of 59.8), Knox County, NE (111.6, 1.87 times the U.S. county median of 59.8) and Custer County, NE (91, 1.52 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 Nebraska counties, highest first
Child mortality, deaths under 18 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thurston County | NE | 112 | 59.8 | 1.87x |
| 2 | Knox County | NE | 111.6 | 59.8 | 1.87x |
| 3 | Custer County | NE | 91 | 59.8 | 1.52x |
| 4 | Box Butte County | NE | 85.4 | 59.8 | 1.43x |
| 5 | Dodge County | NE | 75.1 | 59.8 | 1.26x |
| 6 | Scotts Bluff County | NE | 69.7 | 59.8 | 1.17x |
| 7 | Dawson County | NE | 67.3 | 59.8 | 1.13x |
| 8 | Seward County | NE | 65.8 | 59.8 | 1.1x |
| 9 | Saline County | NE | 64.6 | 59.8 | 1.08x |
| 10 | Otoe County | NE | 59.9 | 59.8 | 1x |
| 11 | Douglas County | NE | 57.8 | 59.8 | 0.97x |
| 12 | Gage County | NE | 56.9 | 59.8 | 0.95x |
| 13 | Hall County | NE | 54.5 | 59.8 | 0.91x |
| 14 | Cass County | NE | 48.1 | 59.8 | 0.8x |
| 15 | Madison County | NE | 47.5 | 59.8 | 0.79x |
| 16 | Saunders County | NE | 45.9 | 59.8 | 0.77x |
| 17 | Adams County | NE | 44.7 | 59.8 | 0.75x |
| 18 | Buffalo County | NE | 42.8 | 59.8 | 0.72x |
| 19 | Sarpy County | NE | 40.9 | 59.8 | 0.68x |
| 20 | Lancaster County | NE | 38.5 | 59.8 | 0.64x |
| 21 | Dakota County | NE | 38.2 | 59.8 | 0.64x |
| 22 | Lincoln County | NE | 34.4 | 59.8 | 0.58x |
| 23 | Platte County | NE | 33.6 | 59.8 | 0.56x |