Infant mortality a statewide issue

In the April 4 issue, I wrote about Escambia County’s high infant mortality rate. For counties with at least 3,000 births annually, we have the highest rate. Read Dying to Early.

WalletHub reports our state rate isn’t stellar

With workers paying an average of over $6,500 per year toward employer-sponsored family coverage and Every Kid Healthy Week kicking off on April 22, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2024’s Best & Worst States for Children’s Health Care.

In order to determine which states offer the most cost-effective and highest-quality health care for children, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 33 key metrics. The data set ranges from the share of children in excellent or very good health to pediatricians and family doctors per capita.

Children’s Health Care in Florida (1=Best; 25=Avg.):

• Overall Rank: 35^th
• 45^th – % of Children in Excellent/Very Good Health
• 45^th – % of Uninsured Children
• 32^nd – Infant-Death Rate
• 43^rd – % of Children with Unaffordable Medical Bills
• 37^th – Pediatricians & Family Doctors per Capita
• 28^th – % of Overweight Children
• 8^th – % of Obese Children
• 31^st – % of Children with Excellent/Very Good Teeth
• 1^st – % of Children 19 to 35 Months Old with All Recommended Vaccines

For the full report, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-states-for-child-health/34455