Index

1999 State Rankings
Sorted Alphabetically
1=Best, 50=Worst

State Infant Mortality
(deaths per 1,000 live births)
% Low Birth Weight Babies Births To Teens
(births per 1,000 females ages 15-17)
Child Deaths
(deaths per 100,000 children ages 1-14)
Teen Deaths
(deaths per 100,000 teens ages 15-19)
Age-Adjusted Deaths % Population w/o Health
Insurance Rank
 
Alabama 48 47 42 49 48 48 21 Right To Work State
Alaska 6 3 24 21 37 15 36 Free State
Arizona 22 17 47 21 31 22 41 Right To Work State
Arkansas 37 41 42 46 42 45 24 Right To Work State
California 5 7 35 7 9 3 39 Free State
Colorado 17 39 32 18 26 6 31 Free State
Connecticut 12 23 10 3 5 5 50 Free State
Delaware 31 41 38 21 10 30 9 Free State
Florida 31 36 35 34 21 14 38 Right To Work State
Georgia 40 43 42 41 34 41 28 Right To Work State
Hawaii 27 23 29 1 1 1 7 Free State
Idaho 17 9 24 45 42 13 37 Right To Work State
Illinois 43 33 32 18 25 29 19 Free State
Indiana 37 30 30 39 29 37 3 Free State
Iowa 6 9 7 14 19 9 47 Right To Work State
Kansas 28 18 22 36 23 23 15 Right To Work State
Kentucky 34 36 34 28 29 46 22 Free State
Louisiana 47 49 42 46 40 49 42 Right To Work State
Maine 1 6 4 6 32 28 14 Free State
Maryland 42 45 24 14 34 35 13 Free State
Massachusetts 4 18 5 2 3 11 2 Free State
Michigan 39 33 16 21 14 32 8 Free State
Minnesota 13 7 5 14 11 4 46 Free State
Mississippi 49 50 50 50 47 50 30 Right To Work State
Missouri 36 26 30 21 44 39 48 Free State
Montana 17 15 7 39 46 25 35 Free State
Nebraska 22 13 12 21 32 19 4 Right To Work State
Nevada 16 23 41 30 26 40 40 Right To Work State
New Hampshire 9 9 1 3 6 16 1 Free State
New Jersey 17 36 7 5 4 24 17 Free State
New Mexico 25 26 48 36 49 26 44 Free State
New York 15 28 14 7 7 17 29 Free State
North Carolina 46 44 39 30 28 38 25 Right To Work State
North Dakota 22 9 3 28 23 7 11 Free State
Ohio 40 30 24 14 11 36 6 Free State
Oklahoma 43 21 37 43 37 42 33 Right To Work State
Oregon 9 1 24 21 8 20 23 Free State
Pennsylvania 28 30 14 18 20 33 49 Free State
Rhode Island 6 20 16 7 2 8 45 Free State
South Carolina 50 48 42 42 36 43 34 Right To Work State
South Dakota 45 5 10 36 45 12 12 Right To Work State
Tennessee 35 46 39 43 40 44 10 Right To Work State
Texas 13 21 49 34 21 27 43 Right To Work State
Utah 1 15 20 7 11 2 20 Right To Work State
Vermont 9 2 2 7 15 21 16 Free State
Virginia 28 28 20 7 15 31 18 Right To Work State
Washington 3 3 16 7 15 10 26 Free State
West Virginia 31 33 22 30 39 47 32 Free State
Wisconsin 17 13 12 30 15 18 5 Free State
Wyoming 25 40 16 48 49 34 27 Right To Work State