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Counties with the highest infant mortality rates in Maryland
Among 19 Maryland counties with published values, the counties with the highest infant mortality rates are Somerset County, MD (12.6, 2.03 times the U.S. county median of 6.2), Dorchester County, MD (9.2, 1.48 times the U.S. county median of 6.2) and Baltimore city, MD (8.9, 1.44 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 Maryland counties, highest first
Infant mortality, deaths under 1 per 1,000 births.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset County | MD | 12.6 | 6.2 | 2.03x |
| 2 | Dorchester County | MD | 9.2 | 6.2 | 1.48x |
| 3 | Baltimore city | MD | 8.9 | 6.2 | 1.44x |
| 4 | Allegany County | MD | 8.4 | 6.2 | 1.35x |
| 5 | Wicomico County | MD | 8.2 | 6.2 | 1.32x |
| 6 | Charles County | MD | 7.4 | 6.2 | 1.19x |
| 7 | Prince George's County | MD | 7.3 | 6.2 | 1.18x |
| 8 | Caroline County | MD | 6.9 | 6.2 | 1.11x |
| 9 | Washington County | MD | 6.9 | 6.2 | 1.11x |
| 10 | Cecil County | MD | 6.4 | 6.2 | 1.03x |
| 11 | Baltimore County | MD | 6.3 | 6.2 | 1.02x |
| 12 | St. Mary's County | MD | 5.7 | 6.2 | 0.92x |
| 13 | Howard County | MD | 5.2 | 6.2 | 0.84x |
| 14 | Calvert County | MD | 4.9 | 6.2 | 0.79x |
| 15 | Montgomery County | MD | 4.8 | 6.2 | 0.77x |
| 16 | Anne Arundel County | MD | 4.7 | 6.2 | 0.76x |
| 17 | Harford County | MD | 4.4 | 6.2 | 0.71x |
| 18 | Frederick County | MD | 4.1 | 6.2 | 0.66x |
| 19 | Carroll County | MD | 3.2 | 6.2 | 0.52x |