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Counties with the highest child mortality rates in Wisconsin
Among 50 Wisconsin counties with published values, the counties with the highest child mortality rates are Vilas County, WI (89.6, 1.5 times the U.S. county median of 59.8), Adams County, WI (79.9, 1.34 times the U.S. county median of 59.8) and Milwaukee County, WI (75.3, 1.26 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 Wisconsin counties, highest first
Child mortality, deaths under 18 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vilas County | WI | 89.6 | 59.8 | 1.5x |
| 2 | Adams County | WI | 79.9 | 59.8 | 1.34x |
| 3 | Milwaukee County | WI | 75.3 | 59.8 | 1.26x |
| 4 | Langlade County | WI | 73 | 59.8 | 1.22x |
| 5 | Lincoln County | WI | 72.7 | 59.8 | 1.22x |
| 6 | Lafayette County | WI | 67.9 | 59.8 | 1.14x |
| 7 | Douglas County | WI | 65.7 | 59.8 | 1.1x |
| 8 | Shawano County | WI | 63.2 | 59.8 | 1.06x |
| 9 | Clark County | WI | 63 | 59.8 | 1.05x |
| 10 | Racine County | WI | 62.7 | 59.8 | 1.05x |
| 11 | Jackson County | WI | 61.3 | 59.8 | 1.03x |
| 12 | Green Lake County | WI | 60.6 | 59.8 | 1.01x |
| 13 | Monroe County | WI | 57.6 | 59.8 | 0.96x |
| 14 | Rock County | WI | 57.3 | 59.8 | 0.96x |
| 15 | Polk County | WI | 55.9 | 59.8 | 0.93x |
| 16 | Grant County | WI | 55.4 | 59.8 | 0.93x |
| 17 | Oneida County | WI | 54.9 | 59.8 | 0.92x |
| 18 | Sheboygan County | WI | 54.8 | 59.8 | 0.92x |
| 19 | Winnebago County | WI | 54 | 59.8 | 0.9x |
| 20 | Marathon County | WI | 53.5 | 59.8 | 0.89x |
| 21 | Taylor County | WI | 49.3 | 59.8 | 0.82x |
| 22 | Jefferson County | WI | 47 | 59.8 | 0.79x |
| 23 | Barron County | WI | 46.9 | 59.8 | 0.78x |
| 24 | Manitowoc County | WI | 46 | 59.8 | 0.77x |
| 25 | Outagamie County | WI | 45.5 | 59.8 | 0.76x |
| 26 | Sauk County | WI | 45.5 | 59.8 | 0.76x |
| 27 | Kenosha County | WI | 45.1 | 59.8 | 0.75x |
| 28 | Wood County | WI | 45 | 59.8 | 0.75x |
| 29 | Oconto County | WI | 44.3 | 59.8 | 0.74x |
| 30 | Marinette County | WI | 44 | 59.8 | 0.74x |
| 31 | Chippewa County | WI | 43.6 | 59.8 | 0.73x |
| 32 | Brown County | WI | 43 | 59.8 | 0.72x |
| 33 | Green County | WI | 43 | 59.8 | 0.72x |
| 34 | St. Croix County | WI | 42.9 | 59.8 | 0.72x |
| 35 | Trempealeau County | WI | 42.5 | 59.8 | 0.71x |
| 36 | Waupaca County | WI | 41.9 | 59.8 | 0.7x |
| 37 | Dunn County | WI | 39.9 | 59.8 | 0.67x |
| 38 | Walworth County | WI | 39.7 | 59.8 | 0.66x |
| 39 | Dane County | WI | 38.4 | 59.8 | 0.64x |
| 40 | La Crosse County | WI | 37.9 | 59.8 | 0.63x |
| 41 | Columbia County | WI | 37.8 | 59.8 | 0.63x |
| 42 | Dodge County | WI | 37 | 59.8 | 0.62x |
| 43 | Fond du Lac County | WI | 35.8 | 59.8 | 0.6x |
| 44 | Ozaukee County | WI | 34.6 | 59.8 | 0.58x |
| 45 | Washington County | WI | 34.5 | 59.8 | 0.58x |
| 46 | Eau Claire County | WI | 33.4 | 59.8 | 0.56x |
| 47 | Waukesha County | WI | 33.4 | 59.8 | 0.56x |
| 48 | Portage County | WI | 30.4 | 59.8 | 0.51x |
| 49 | Pierce County | WI | 27.8 | 59.8 | 0.46x |
| 50 | Calumet County | WI | 25.4 | 59.8 | 0.42x |