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Counties with the highest infant mortality rates in Oklahoma
Among 31 Oklahoma counties with published values, the counties with the highest infant mortality rates are Caddo County, OK (10.4, 1.68 times the U.S. county median of 6.2), Delaware County, OK (9.9, 1.6 times the U.S. county median of 6.2) and Lincoln County, OK (9.8, 1.58 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 Oklahoma counties, highest first
Infant mortality, deaths under 1 per 1,000 births.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caddo County | OK | 10.4 | 6.2 | 1.68x |
| 2 | Delaware County | OK | 9.9 | 6.2 | 1.6x |
| 3 | Lincoln County | OK | 9.8 | 6.2 | 1.58x |
| 4 | Ottawa County | OK | 9.6 | 6.2 | 1.55x |
| 5 | Sequoyah County | OK | 9.3 | 6.2 | 1.5x |
| 6 | Stephens County | OK | 9.3 | 6.2 | 1.5x |
| 7 | Okmulgee County | OK | 9 | 6.2 | 1.45x |
| 8 | Garfield County | OK | 8.8 | 6.2 | 1.42x |
| 9 | Osage County | OK | 8.5 | 6.2 | 1.37x |
| 10 | McCurtain County | OK | 8.4 | 6.2 | 1.35x |
| 11 | Pittsburg County | OK | 8.1 | 6.2 | 1.31x |
| 12 | Creek County | OK | 7.8 | 6.2 | 1.26x |
| 13 | Muskogee County | OK | 7.8 | 6.2 | 1.26x |
| 14 | Kay County | OK | 7.7 | 6.2 | 1.24x |
| 15 | Le Flore County | OK | 7.7 | 6.2 | 1.24x |
| 16 | Mayes County | OK | 7.7 | 6.2 | 1.24x |
| 17 | Bryan County | OK | 7.4 | 6.2 | 1.19x |
| 18 | Tulsa County | OK | 7.4 | 6.2 | 1.19x |
| 19 | McClain County | OK | 7.1 | 6.2 | 1.15x |
| 20 | Pottawatomie County | OK | 7.1 | 6.2 | 1.15x |
| 21 | Cleveland County | OK | 7 | 6.2 | 1.13x |
| 22 | Pontotoc County | OK | 7 | 6.2 | 1.13x |
| 23 | Oklahoma County | OK | 6.9 | 6.2 | 1.11x |
| 24 | Comanche County | OK | 6.8 | 6.2 | 1.1x |
| 25 | Grady County | OK | 6.6 | 6.2 | 1.06x |
| 26 | Cherokee County | OK | 6.2 | 6.2 | 1x |
| 27 | Rogers County | OK | 5.9 | 6.2 | 0.95x |
| 28 | Canadian County | OK | 5.3 | 6.2 | 0.85x |
| 29 | Payne County | OK | 5.3 | 6.2 | 0.85x |
| 30 | Washington County | OK | 4.8 | 6.2 | 0.77x |
| 31 | Wagoner County | OK | 4.2 | 6.2 | 0.68x |