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| United States |
| Child
Mortality, 2003 |
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|
Number and Rate of
Child Deaths, per 100,000 Population (2003) |
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Total
Child Population |
Number of Child Deaths |
Child Mortality Rate |
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|
(Ages
0-19) |
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81,216,385 |
53,539 |
65.9 |
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Infant Mortality
Number and Rate, per 1,000 Live Births (2003) |
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Number of
Live Births |
Number of Infant Deaths |
Infant Mortality Rate |
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|
(Ages
0-1) |
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4,089,950 |
28,025 |
6.9 |
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Selected Causes of
Death, Ages 0-19, per 100,000 Population (2003) |
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Cause |
|
Number of Deaths |
Mortality Rate |
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Natural |
|
36,364 |
44.8 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
|
14,364 |
17.7 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
6,771 |
8.3 |
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Neoplasms |
|
2,466 |
3.0 |
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Respiratory Disease |
|
1,625 |
2.0 |
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Circulatory Disease |
|
1,713 |
2.1 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
1,626 |
2.0 |
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SIDS |
|
2,162 |
2.7 |
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Unintentional Injury |
|
12,035 |
14.8 |
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Motor Vehicle |
|
7,677 |
9.5 |
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Drowning |
|
1,062 |
1.3 |
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Fire/Burn |
|
551 |
0.7 |
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Poisoning |
|
650 |
0.8 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
910 |
1.1 |
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|
Firearm |
|
151 |
0.2 |
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Homicide |
|
3,001 |
3.7 |
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|
Firearm |
|
1,844 |
2.3 |
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Suicide |
|
1,737 |
2.1 |
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Firearm |
|
810 |
1.0 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
724 |
0.9 |
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|
Poisoning |
|
112 |
0.1 |
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Source: National Center for
Health Statistics |
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Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths
may be unstable. Use with
caution.
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