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Counties with the highest child mortality rates in Virginia

Among 87 Virginia counties with published values, the counties with the highest child mortality rates are Emporia city, VA (169.5, 2.83 times the U.S. county median of 59.8), Petersburg city, VA (168.2, 2.81 times the U.S. county median of 59.8) and Franklin city, VA (163.7, 2.74 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 Virginia counties, highest first

Child mortality, deaths under 18 per 100,000.

Counties with the highest child mortality rates in Virginia
RankCountyStateValueU.S. county medianTimes reference
1Emporia cityVA169.559.82.83x
2Petersburg cityVA168.259.82.81x
3Franklin cityVA163.759.82.74x
4Brunswick CountyVA130.259.82.18x
5Greensville CountyVA122.859.82.05x
6Nottoway CountyVA122.559.82.05x
7Danville cityVA121.559.82.03x
8Lunenburg CountyVA117.159.81.96x
9Essex CountyVA116.859.81.95x
10Portsmouth cityVA112.659.81.88x
11Richmond cityVA109.459.81.83x
12Hopewell cityVA94.559.81.58x
13Halifax CountyVA93.359.81.56x
14Accomack CountyVA92.359.81.54x
15Henry CountyVA92.259.81.54x
16Roanoke cityVA91.159.81.52x
17Nelson CountyVA88.159.81.47x
18Norfolk cityVA86.759.81.45x
19Buckingham CountyVA83.159.81.39x
20Buchanan CountyVA78.559.81.31x
21Washington CountyVA78.559.81.31x
22Winchester cityVA78.459.81.31x
23Newport News cityVA77.359.81.29x
24Pittsylvania CountyVA76.659.81.28x
25Lynchburg cityVA75.859.81.27x
26Southampton CountyVA75.559.81.26x
27Smyth CountyVA75.459.81.26x
28Powhatan CountyVA73.659.81.23x
29Orange CountyVA72.959.81.22x
30Waynesboro cityVA70.459.81.18x
31Wythe CountyVA7059.81.17x
32Mecklenburg CountyVA68.859.81.15x
33Hampton cityVA68.759.81.15x
34Martinsville cityVA68.659.81.15x
35King George CountyVA68.559.81.15x
36Warren CountyVA66.359.81.11x
37Appomattox CountyVA65.559.81.1x
38Russell CountyVA65.259.81.09x
39Falls Church cityVA64.259.81.07x
40Suffolk cityVA64.259.81.07x
41New Kent CountyVA6459.81.07x
42Dinwiddie CountyVA63.159.81.06x
43Rockbridge CountyVA61.559.81.03x
44Prince George CountyVA60.359.81.01x
45Colonial Heights cityVA59.859.81x
46Franklin CountyVA59.859.81x
47Fredericksburg cityVA5859.80.97x
48Henrico CountyVA56.959.80.95x
49King William CountyVA56.659.80.95x
50Rockingham CountyVA55.959.80.93x
51Fairfax cityVA55.659.80.93x
52Tazewell CountyVA55.459.80.93x
53Augusta CountyVA55.259.80.92x
54Prince Edward CountyVA54.359.80.91x
55Chesterfield CountyVA54.159.80.9x
56Louisa CountyVA53.859.80.9x
57Page CountyVA5359.80.89x
58Spotsylvania CountyVA52.459.80.88x
59Bedford CountyVA5159.80.85x
60Amherst CountyVA50.659.80.85x
61Staunton cityVA50.359.80.84x
62Virginia Beach cityVA50.359.80.84x
63Chesapeake cityVA48.759.80.81x
64Gloucester CountyVA47.859.80.8x
65Manassas cityVA46.159.80.77x
66Caroline CountyVA45.959.80.77x
67Roanoke CountyVA45.759.80.76x
68Hanover CountyVA45.359.80.76x
69Alexandria cityVA45.159.80.75x
70Culpeper CountyVA44.959.80.75x
71Carroll CountyVA43.759.80.73x
72Frederick CountyVA43.759.80.73x
73Fauquier CountyVA43.459.80.73x
74Charlottesville cityVA43.159.80.72x
75Campbell CountyVA42.259.80.71x
76Stafford CountyVA42.259.80.71x
77Prince William CountyVA41.859.80.7x
78James City CountyVA41.559.80.69x
79Albemarle CountyVA40.859.80.68x
80Shenandoah CountyVA39.359.80.66x
81Harrisonburg cityVA38.959.80.65x
82Isle of Wight CountyVA36.759.80.61x
83York CountyVA36.259.80.61x
84Arlington CountyVA3559.80.59x
85Fairfax CountyVA30.259.80.51x
86Loudoun CountyVA26.159.80.44x
87Montgomery CountyVA21.259.80.35x

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