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Counties with the highest child mortality rates in Pennsylvania
Among 62 Pennsylvania counties with published values, the counties with the highest child mortality rates are Philadelphia County, PA (75.6, 1.26 times the U.S. county median of 59.8), Montour County, PA (74.6, 1.25 times the U.S. county median of 59.8) and Mifflin County, PA (73.4, 1.23 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 Pennsylvania counties, highest first
Child mortality, deaths under 18 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia County | PA | 75.6 | 59.8 | 1.26x |
| 2 | Montour County | PA | 74.6 | 59.8 | 1.25x |
| 3 | Mifflin County | PA | 73.4 | 59.8 | 1.23x |
| 4 | Perry County | PA | 73.2 | 59.8 | 1.22x |
| 5 | Mercer County | PA | 69.3 | 59.8 | 1.16x |
| 6 | Potter County | PA | 69.2 | 59.8 | 1.16x |
| 7 | Venango County | PA | 67.3 | 59.8 | 1.13x |
| 8 | Clearfield County | PA | 66.9 | 59.8 | 1.12x |
| 9 | Northumberland County | PA | 64.6 | 59.8 | 1.08x |
| 10 | Schuylkill County | PA | 63.3 | 59.8 | 1.06x |
| 11 | Crawford County | PA | 63.1 | 59.8 | 1.06x |
| 12 | Lycoming County | PA | 62.5 | 59.8 | 1.05x |
| 13 | Lawrence County | PA | 62.1 | 59.8 | 1.04x |
| 14 | Fayette County | PA | 61.8 | 59.8 | 1.03x |
| 15 | Greene County | PA | 60.7 | 59.8 | 1.02x |
| 16 | Tioga County | PA | 60 | 59.8 | 1x |
| 17 | Dauphin County | PA | 59.3 | 59.8 | 0.99x |
| 18 | Beaver County | PA | 58.6 | 59.8 | 0.98x |
| 19 | Franklin County | PA | 58.5 | 59.8 | 0.98x |
| 20 | Somerset County | PA | 57.3 | 59.8 | 0.96x |
| 21 | Luzerne County | PA | 56.8 | 59.8 | 0.95x |
| 22 | Juniata County | PA | 55.9 | 59.8 | 0.93x |
| 23 | Erie County | PA | 55.7 | 59.8 | 0.93x |
| 24 | Allegheny County | PA | 55.2 | 59.8 | 0.92x |
| 25 | Clinton County | PA | 55.2 | 59.8 | 0.92x |
| 26 | Cambria County | PA | 53.3 | 59.8 | 0.89x |
| 27 | Susquehanna County | PA | 53.2 | 59.8 | 0.89x |
| 28 | Bedford County | PA | 52.2 | 59.8 | 0.87x |
| 29 | Delaware County | PA | 52.2 | 59.8 | 0.87x |
| 30 | Lancaster County | PA | 51.3 | 59.8 | 0.86x |
| 31 | Clarion County | PA | 51.1 | 59.8 | 0.85x |
| 32 | Elk County | PA | 51.1 | 59.8 | 0.85x |
| 33 | Berks County | PA | 50.6 | 59.8 | 0.85x |
| 34 | Bradford County | PA | 50.6 | 59.8 | 0.85x |
| 35 | Armstrong County | PA | 50.3 | 59.8 | 0.84x |
| 36 | McKean County | PA | 49.8 | 59.8 | 0.83x |
| 37 | Jefferson County | PA | 49.1 | 59.8 | 0.82x |
| 38 | Carbon County | PA | 48.1 | 59.8 | 0.8x |
| 39 | Washington County | PA | 46.6 | 59.8 | 0.78x |
| 40 | Monroe County | PA | 46.2 | 59.8 | 0.77x |
| 41 | Blair County | PA | 45.2 | 59.8 | 0.76x |
| 42 | Snyder County | PA | 45.1 | 59.8 | 0.75x |
| 43 | Indiana County | PA | 44.2 | 59.8 | 0.74x |
| 44 | York County | PA | 44 | 59.8 | 0.74x |
| 45 | Huntingdon County | PA | 43.8 | 59.8 | 0.73x |
| 46 | Wayne County | PA | 43.2 | 59.8 | 0.72x |
| 47 | Westmoreland County | PA | 43.1 | 59.8 | 0.72x |
| 48 | Warren County | PA | 42.6 | 59.8 | 0.71x |
| 49 | Lehigh County | PA | 41.8 | 59.8 | 0.7x |
| 50 | Adams County | PA | 40.6 | 59.8 | 0.68x |
| 51 | Union County | PA | 40.3 | 59.8 | 0.67x |
| 52 | Columbia County | PA | 39.8 | 59.8 | 0.67x |
| 53 | Lackawanna County | PA | 38.6 | 59.8 | 0.65x |
| 54 | Lebanon County | PA | 37.2 | 59.8 | 0.62x |
| 55 | Butler County | PA | 34.9 | 59.8 | 0.58x |
| 56 | Centre County | PA | 33.8 | 59.8 | 0.57x |
| 57 | Chester County | PA | 33.8 | 59.8 | 0.57x |
| 58 | Pike County | PA | 33.5 | 59.8 | 0.56x |
| 59 | Cumberland County | PA | 32.4 | 59.8 | 0.54x |
| 60 | Montgomery County | PA | 31.1 | 59.8 | 0.52x |
| 61 | Bucks County | PA | 30.2 | 59.8 | 0.51x |
| 62 | Northampton County | PA | 30 | 59.8 | 0.5x |