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Counties with the highest child mortality rates in New Jersey
Among 21 New Jersey counties with published values, the counties with the highest child mortality rates are Salem County, NJ (63.1, 1.06 times the U.S. county median of 59.8), Atlantic County, NJ (56.4, 0.94 times the U.S. county median of 59.8) and Cumberland County, NJ (54.4, 0.91 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 New Jersey counties, highest first
Child mortality, deaths under 18 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salem County | NJ | 63.1 | 59.8 | 1.06x |
| 2 | Atlantic County | NJ | 56.4 | 59.8 | 0.94x |
| 3 | Cumberland County | NJ | 54.4 | 59.8 | 0.91x |
| 4 | Camden County | NJ | 48.4 | 59.8 | 0.81x |
| 5 | Mercer County | NJ | 46.7 | 59.8 | 0.78x |
| 6 | Cape May County | NJ | 43.4 | 59.8 | 0.73x |
| 7 | Essex County | NJ | 43.4 | 59.8 | 0.73x |
| 8 | Warren County | NJ | 42 | 59.8 | 0.7x |
| 9 | Sussex County | NJ | 40.1 | 59.8 | 0.67x |
| 10 | Union County | NJ | 35.8 | 59.8 | 0.6x |
| 11 | Passaic County | NJ | 34.5 | 59.8 | 0.58x |
| 12 | Gloucester County | NJ | 33 | 59.8 | 0.55x |
| 13 | Burlington County | NJ | 31.8 | 59.8 | 0.53x |
| 14 | Hudson County | NJ | 30.6 | 59.8 | 0.51x |
| 15 | Ocean County | NJ | 30.1 | 59.8 | 0.5x |
| 16 | Somerset County | NJ | 26.8 | 59.8 | 0.45x |
| 17 | Hunterdon County | NJ | 26.1 | 59.8 | 0.44x |
| 18 | Middlesex County | NJ | 26 | 59.8 | 0.43x |
| 19 | Monmouth County | NJ | 25.6 | 59.8 | 0.43x |
| 20 | Bergen County | NJ | 24.5 | 59.8 | 0.41x |
| 21 | Morris County | NJ | 21.2 | 59.8 | 0.35x |