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Counties with the highest infant mortality rates in Oregon
Among 14 Oregon counties with published values, the counties with the highest infant mortality rates are Klamath County, OR (7.8, 1.26 times the U.S. county median of 6.2), Umatilla County, OR (6.7, 1.08 times the U.S. county median of 6.2) and Polk County, OR (6.6, 1.06 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 Oregon counties, highest first
Infant mortality, deaths under 1 per 1,000 births.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klamath County | OR | 7.8 | 6.2 | 1.26x |
| 2 | Umatilla County | OR | 6.7 | 6.2 | 1.08x |
| 3 | Polk County | OR | 6.6 | 6.2 | 1.06x |
| 4 | Josephine County | OR | 6.2 | 6.2 | 1x |
| 5 | Yamhill County | OR | 6 | 6.2 | 0.97x |
| 6 | Douglas County | OR | 5.4 | 6.2 | 0.87x |
| 7 | Jackson County | OR | 4.9 | 6.2 | 0.79x |
| 8 | Lane County | OR | 4.7 | 6.2 | 0.76x |
| 9 | Linn County | OR | 4.5 | 6.2 | 0.73x |
| 10 | Marion County | OR | 4.3 | 6.2 | 0.69x |
| 11 | Clackamas County | OR | 4.2 | 6.2 | 0.68x |
| 12 | Multnomah County | OR | 4.1 | 6.2 | 0.66x |
| 13 | Washington County | OR | 4 | 6.2 | 0.65x |
| 14 | Deschutes County | OR | 3.1 | 6.2 | 0.5x |