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| Alaska |
| Child Mortality,
2005 |
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Number and Rate of Child
Deaths, per 100,000 Population (2005) |
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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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201,890 |
145 |
71.8 |
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Infant Mortality Number
and Rate, per 1,000 Live Births (2005) |
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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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10,236 |
62 |
6.1 |
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Selected Causes of Death,
Ages 0-19, per 100,000 Population (2005) |
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Cause |
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Number of Deaths |
Mortality Rate |
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Natural |
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66 |
32.7 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
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21 |
10.4 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
19 |
9.4 |
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Neoplasms |
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6 |
3.0 |
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Respiratory Disease |
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3 |
1.5 |
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Circulatory Disease |
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3 |
1.5 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
7 |
3.5 |
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SIDS |
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2 |
1.0 |
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Unintentional Injury |
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53 |
26.3 |
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Motor Vehicle |
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21 |
10.4 |
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Drowning |
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4 |
2.0 |
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Fire/Burn |
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1 |
0.5 |
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Poisoning |
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4 |
2.0 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
14 |
6.9 |
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Firearm |
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0 |
0.0 |
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Homicide |
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9 |
4.5 |
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Firearm |
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5 |
2.5 |
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Suicide |
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13 |
6.4 |
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Firearm |
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8 |
4.0 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
2 |
1.0 |
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Poisoning |
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2 |
1.0 |
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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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