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Counties with the highest child mortality rates in Rhode Island

Among 4 Rhode Island counties with published values, the counties with the highest child mortality rates are Providence County, RI (39.5, 0.66 times the U.S. county median of 59.8), Newport County, RI (32.9, 0.55 times the U.S. county median of 59.8) and Kent County, RI (31.9, 0.53 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.