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Counties with the highest child mortality rates in South Dakota
Among 16 South Dakota counties with published values, the counties with the highest child mortality rates are Ziebach County, SD (326.7, 5.46 times the U.S. county median of 59.8), Oglala Lakota County, SD (208.1, 3.48 times the U.S. county median of 59.8) and Todd County, SD (153, 2.56 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 South Dakota counties, highest first
Child mortality, deaths under 18 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ziebach County | SD | 326.7 | 59.8 | 5.46x |
| 2 | Oglala Lakota County | SD | 208.1 | 59.8 | 3.48x |
| 3 | Todd County | SD | 153 | 59.8 | 2.56x |
| 4 | Charles Mix County | SD | 140.2 | 59.8 | 2.34x |
| 5 | Roberts County | SD | 138.3 | 59.8 | 2.31x |
| 6 | Hughes County | SD | 102.7 | 59.8 | 1.72x |
| 7 | Pennington County | SD | 73.6 | 59.8 | 1.23x |
| 8 | Meade County | SD | 70.5 | 59.8 | 1.18x |
| 9 | Lawrence County | SD | 69 | 59.8 | 1.15x |
| 10 | Union County | SD | 63.6 | 59.8 | 1.06x |
| 11 | Minnehaha County | SD | 63.1 | 59.8 | 1.06x |
| 12 | Davison County | SD | 62.9 | 59.8 | 1.05x |
| 13 | Codington County | SD | 62.2 | 59.8 | 1.04x |
| 14 | Brookings County | SD | 41.9 | 59.8 | 0.7x |
| 15 | Brown County | SD | 37 | 59.8 | 0.62x |
| 16 | Lincoln County | SD | 28.9 | 59.8 | 0.48x |