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Counties with the highest infant mortality rates in Colorado
Among 13 Colorado counties with published values, the counties with the highest infant mortality rates are Pueblo County, CO (6.5, 1.05 times the U.S. county median of 6.2), Adams County, CO (5.7, 0.92 times the U.S. county median of 6.2) and El Paso County, CO (5.7, 0.92 times the U.S. county median of 6.2). Values are deaths under 1 per 1,000 births.
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 Colorado counties, highest first
Infant mortality, deaths under 1 per 1,000 births.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pueblo County | CO | 6.5 | 6.2 | 1.05x |
| 2 | Adams County | CO | 5.7 | 6.2 | 0.92x |
| 3 | El Paso County | CO | 5.7 | 6.2 | 0.92x |
| 4 | Broomfield County | CO | 5.2 | 6.2 | 0.84x |
| 5 | Arapahoe County | CO | 5.1 | 6.2 | 0.82x |
| 6 | Denver County | CO | 4.6 | 6.2 | 0.74x |
| 7 | Weld County | CO | 4.3 | 6.2 | 0.69x |
| 8 | Jefferson County | CO | 4.2 | 6.2 | 0.68x |
| 9 | Mesa County | CO | 4.2 | 6.2 | 0.68x |
| 10 | Garfield County | CO | 3.9 | 6.2 | 0.63x |
| 11 | Larimer County | CO | 3.7 | 6.2 | 0.6x |
| 12 | Douglas County | CO | 3.3 | 6.2 | 0.53x |
| 13 | Boulder County | CO | 3.2 | 6.2 | 0.52x |