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Counties with the highest infant mortality rates in Kansas
Among 15 Kansas counties with published values, the counties with the highest infant mortality rates are Harvey County, KS (8.9, 1.44 times the U.S. county median of 6.2), Shawnee County, KS (8.6, 1.39 times the U.S. county median of 6.2) and Crawford County, KS (8.2, 1.32 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 Kansas counties, highest first
Infant mortality, deaths under 1 per 1,000 births.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvey County | KS | 8.9 | 6.2 | 1.44x |
| 2 | Shawnee County | KS | 8.6 | 6.2 | 1.39x |
| 3 | Crawford County | KS | 8.2 | 6.2 | 1.32x |
| 4 | Saline County | KS | 7.3 | 6.2 | 1.18x |
| 5 | Sedgwick County | KS | 7.1 | 6.2 | 1.15x |
| 6 | Wyandotte County | KS | 6.9 | 6.2 | 1.11x |
| 7 | Leavenworth County | KS | 6.7 | 6.2 | 1.08x |
| 8 | Reno County | KS | 5.7 | 6.2 | 0.92x |
| 9 | Ford County | KS | 5.5 | 6.2 | 0.89x |
| 10 | Douglas County | KS | 5.4 | 6.2 | 0.87x |
| 11 | Geary County | KS | 5.4 | 6.2 | 0.87x |
| 12 | Finney County | KS | 5.1 | 6.2 | 0.82x |
| 13 | Riley County | KS | 4.9 | 6.2 | 0.79x |
| 14 | Butler County | KS | 4.6 | 6.2 | 0.74x |
| 15 | Johnson County | KS | 3.9 | 6.2 | 0.63x |