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| United States |
| Child
Mortality, 2007 |
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|
Number and Rate of
Child Deaths, per 100,000 Population (2007) |
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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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82,304,668 |
53,287 |
64.7 |
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Infant Mortality
Number and Rate, per 1,000 Live Births (2007) |
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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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4,273,543 |
29,138 |
6.8 |
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Selected Causes of
Death, Ages 0-19, per 100,000 Population (2007) |
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Cause |
|
Number of Deaths |
Mortality Rate |
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Natural |
|
36,272 |
44.1 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
|
14,570 |
17.7 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
6,896 |
8.4 |
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Neoplasms |
|
2,302 |
2.8 |
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Respiratory Disease |
|
1,442 |
1.8 |
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Circulatory Disease |
|
1,666 |
2.0 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
1,609 |
2.0 |
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SIDS |
|
2,453 |
3.0 |
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Unintentional Injury |
|
11,560 |
14.0 |
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Motor Vehicle |
|
6,683 |
8.1 |
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Drowning |
|
1,056 |
1.3 |
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Fire/Burn |
|
544 |
0.7 |
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Poisoning |
|
972 |
1.2 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
1,263 |
1.5 |
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Firearm |
|
138 |
0.2 |
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Homicide |
|
3,345 |
4.1 |
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|
Firearm |
|
2,186 |
2.7 |
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Suicide |
|
1,665 |
2.0 |
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Firearm |
|
683 |
0.8 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
739 |
0.9 |
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Poisoning |
|
133 |
0.2 |
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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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