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Counties with the highest child mortality rates in Ohio
Among 84 Ohio counties with published values, the counties with the highest child mortality rates are Vinton County, OH (115.9, 1.94 times the U.S. county median of 59.8), Monroe County, OH (100.9, 1.69 times the U.S. county median of 59.8) and Highland County, OH (85.1, 1.42 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 Ohio counties, highest first
Child mortality, deaths under 18 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vinton County | OH | 115.9 | 59.8 | 1.94x |
| 2 | Monroe County | OH | 100.9 | 59.8 | 1.69x |
| 3 | Highland County | OH | 85.1 | 59.8 | 1.42x |
| 4 | Lucas County | OH | 80.4 | 59.8 | 1.34x |
| 5 | Gallia County | OH | 80 | 59.8 | 1.34x |
| 6 | Clark County | OH | 79 | 59.8 | 1.32x |
| 7 | Morgan County | OH | 79 | 59.8 | 1.32x |
| 8 | Pike County | OH | 78.1 | 59.8 | 1.31x |
| 9 | Montgomery County | OH | 77 | 59.8 | 1.29x |
| 10 | Hocking County | OH | 75 | 59.8 | 1.25x |
| 11 | Guernsey County | OH | 73.2 | 59.8 | 1.22x |
| 12 | Ashland County | OH | 72.9 | 59.8 | 1.22x |
| 13 | Meigs County | OH | 72.9 | 59.8 | 1.22x |
| 14 | Crawford County | OH | 71.2 | 59.8 | 1.19x |
| 15 | Erie County | OH | 70.3 | 59.8 | 1.18x |
| 16 | Jefferson County | OH | 69.8 | 59.8 | 1.17x |
| 17 | Cuyahoga County | OH | 69.7 | 59.8 | 1.17x |
| 18 | Adams County | OH | 69.3 | 59.8 | 1.16x |
| 19 | Franklin County | OH | 69.1 | 59.8 | 1.16x |
| 20 | Hamilton County | OH | 68.8 | 59.8 | 1.15x |
| 21 | Muskingum County | OH | 68.1 | 59.8 | 1.14x |
| 22 | Huron County | OH | 67.7 | 59.8 | 1.13x |
| 23 | Lawrence County | OH | 67.6 | 59.8 | 1.13x |
| 24 | Scioto County | OH | 67.5 | 59.8 | 1.13x |
| 25 | Mahoning County | OH | 65.3 | 59.8 | 1.09x |
| 26 | Hardin County | OH | 64.3 | 59.8 | 1.08x |
| 27 | Shelby County | OH | 63.8 | 59.8 | 1.07x |
| 28 | Wayne County | OH | 63 | 59.8 | 1.05x |
| 29 | Pickaway County | OH | 62.4 | 59.8 | 1.04x |
| 30 | Tuscarawas County | OH | 62.1 | 59.8 | 1.04x |
| 31 | Coshocton County | OH | 60.6 | 59.8 | 1.01x |
| 32 | Preble County | OH | 60.5 | 59.8 | 1.01x |
| 33 | Sandusky County | OH | 60.3 | 59.8 | 1.01x |
| 34 | Ashtabula County | OH | 60.2 | 59.8 | 1.01x |
| 35 | Brown County | OH | 60.2 | 59.8 | 1.01x |
| 36 | Ottawa County | OH | 59.8 | 59.8 | 1x |
| 37 | Richland County | OH | 59.5 | 59.8 | 0.99x |
| 38 | Williams County | OH | 58.7 | 59.8 | 0.98x |
| 39 | Holmes County | OH | 58 | 59.8 | 0.97x |
| 40 | Seneca County | OH | 58 | 59.8 | 0.97x |
| 41 | Carroll County | OH | 57.3 | 59.8 | 0.96x |
| 42 | Fulton County | OH | 55.9 | 59.8 | 0.93x |
| 43 | Stark County | OH | 55.7 | 59.8 | 0.93x |
| 44 | Champaign County | OH | 55.6 | 59.8 | 0.93x |
| 45 | Perry County | OH | 54.9 | 59.8 | 0.92x |
| 46 | Allen County | OH | 54.8 | 59.8 | 0.92x |
| 47 | Belmont County | OH | 54.8 | 59.8 | 0.92x |
| 48 | Marion County | OH | 54.7 | 59.8 | 0.91x |
| 49 | Summit County | OH | 54.3 | 59.8 | 0.91x |
| 50 | Morrow County | OH | 52.7 | 59.8 | 0.88x |
| 51 | Auglaize County | OH | 52.3 | 59.8 | 0.87x |
| 52 | Clinton County | OH | 51.8 | 59.8 | 0.87x |
| 53 | Trumbull County | OH | 51.6 | 59.8 | 0.86x |
| 54 | Geauga County | OH | 51.5 | 59.8 | 0.86x |
| 55 | Lorain County | OH | 51 | 59.8 | 0.85x |
| 56 | Ross County | OH | 50.9 | 59.8 | 0.85x |
| 57 | Madison County | OH | 50.6 | 59.8 | 0.85x |
| 58 | Jackson County | OH | 50.4 | 59.8 | 0.84x |
| 59 | Licking County | OH | 50.4 | 59.8 | 0.84x |
| 60 | Columbiana County | OH | 50.3 | 59.8 | 0.84x |
| 61 | Mercer County | OH | 48.8 | 59.8 | 0.82x |
| 62 | Hancock County | OH | 48.7 | 59.8 | 0.81x |
| 63 | Van Wert County | OH | 48.7 | 59.8 | 0.81x |
| 64 | Miami County | OH | 48 | 59.8 | 0.8x |
| 65 | Butler County | OH | 47.9 | 59.8 | 0.8x |
| 66 | Henry County | OH | 47.3 | 59.8 | 0.79x |
| 67 | Knox County | OH | 46.9 | 59.8 | 0.78x |
| 68 | Washington County | OH | 45.6 | 59.8 | 0.76x |
| 69 | Greene County | OH | 45.3 | 59.8 | 0.76x |
| 70 | Fayette County | OH | 44.4 | 59.8 | 0.74x |
| 71 | Fairfield County | OH | 44.2 | 59.8 | 0.74x |
| 72 | Clermont County | OH | 43.6 | 59.8 | 0.73x |
| 73 | Darke County | OH | 43.4 | 59.8 | 0.73x |
| 74 | Logan County | OH | 41.7 | 59.8 | 0.7x |
| 75 | Defiance County | OH | 41.6 | 59.8 | 0.7x |
| 76 | Portage County | OH | 39.6 | 59.8 | 0.66x |
| 77 | Lake County | OH | 39.2 | 59.8 | 0.66x |
| 78 | Union County | OH | 39.2 | 59.8 | 0.66x |
| 79 | Wood County | OH | 38.3 | 59.8 | 0.64x |
| 80 | Athens County | OH | 34.9 | 59.8 | 0.58x |
| 81 | Warren County | OH | 33.4 | 59.8 | 0.56x |
| 82 | Medina County | OH | 32.4 | 59.8 | 0.54x |
| 83 | Putnam County | OH | 29.2 | 59.8 | 0.49x |
| 84 | Delaware County | OH | 27.3 | 59.8 | 0.46x |