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Counties with the highest child mortality rates in Oregon
Among 26 Oregon counties with published values, the counties with the highest child mortality rates are Jefferson County, OR (91.5, 1.53 times the U.S. county median of 59.8), Crook County, OR (73.5, 1.23 times the U.S. county median of 59.8) and Klamath County, OR (71.9, 1.2 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 Oregon counties, highest first
Child mortality, deaths under 18 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County | OR | 91.5 | 59.8 | 1.53x |
| 2 | Crook County | OR | 73.5 | 59.8 | 1.23x |
| 3 | Klamath County | OR | 71.9 | 59.8 | 1.2x |
| 4 | Lincoln County | OR | 64 | 59.8 | 1.07x |
| 5 | Tillamook County | OR | 58.6 | 59.8 | 0.98x |
| 6 | Linn County | OR | 57.3 | 59.8 | 0.96x |
| 7 | Union County | OR | 56.8 | 59.8 | 0.95x |
| 8 | Josephine County | OR | 54.1 | 59.8 | 0.9x |
| 9 | Wasco County | OR | 51.5 | 59.8 | 0.86x |
| 10 | Clatsop County | OR | 51.1 | 59.8 | 0.85x |
| 11 | Umatilla County | OR | 47.7 | 59.8 | 0.8x |
| 12 | Polk County | OR | 45.9 | 59.8 | 0.77x |
| 13 | Hood River County | OR | 45.8 | 59.8 | 0.77x |
| 14 | Multnomah County | OR | 43.2 | 59.8 | 0.72x |
| 15 | Yamhill County | OR | 42.7 | 59.8 | 0.71x |
| 16 | Douglas County | OR | 41.5 | 59.8 | 0.69x |
| 17 | Jackson County | OR | 41.1 | 59.8 | 0.69x |
| 18 | Lane County | OR | 40.8 | 59.8 | 0.68x |
| 19 | Columbia County | OR | 37.9 | 59.8 | 0.63x |
| 20 | Marion County | OR | 37.7 | 59.8 | 0.63x |
| 21 | Coos County | OR | 37.2 | 59.8 | 0.62x |
| 22 | Clackamas County | OR | 35 | 59.8 | 0.59x |
| 23 | Deschutes County | OR | 34.9 | 59.8 | 0.58x |
| 24 | Malheur County | OR | 33.6 | 59.8 | 0.56x |
| 25 | Washington County | OR | 32.3 | 59.8 | 0.54x |
| 26 | Benton County | OR | 19.1 | 59.8 | 0.32x |