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Counties with the highest infant mortality rates in Maine
Among 7 Maine counties with published values, the counties with the highest infant mortality rates are Aroostook County, ME (8.3, 1.34 times the U.S. county median of 6.2), Somerset County, ME (6.6, 1.06 times the U.S. county median of 6.2) and Kennebec County, ME (6.1, 0.98 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 Maine counties, highest first
Infant mortality, deaths under 1 per 1,000 births.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aroostook County | ME | 8.3 | 6.2 | 1.34x |
| 2 | Somerset County | ME | 6.6 | 6.2 | 1.06x |
| 3 | Kennebec County | ME | 6.1 | 6.2 | 0.98x |
| 4 | York County | ME | 5.7 | 6.2 | 0.92x |
| 5 | Androscoggin County | ME | 5.6 | 6.2 | 0.9x |
| 6 | Penobscot County | ME | 5.4 | 6.2 | 0.87x |
| 7 | Cumberland County | ME | 5.2 | 6.2 | 0.84x |