| Arkansas |
| 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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775,276 |
654 |
84.4 |
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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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41,903 |
317 |
7.6 |
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Selected Causes of Death,
Ages 0-19, per 100,000 Population (2007) |
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Cause |
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Number of Deaths |
Mortality Rate |
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Natural |
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404 |
52.1 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
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137 |
17.7 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
65 |
8.4 |
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Neoplasms |
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21 |
2.7 |
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Respiratory Disease |
|
19 |
2.5 |
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Circulatory Disease |
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25 |
3.2 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
15 |
1.9 |
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SIDS |
|
59 |
7.6 |
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Unintentional Injury |
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183 |
23.6 |
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Motor Vehicle |
|
122 |
15.7 |
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Drowning |
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24 |
3.1 |
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Fire/Burn |
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11 |
1.4 |
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Poisoning |
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7 |
0.9 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
5 |
0.6 |
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Firearm |
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4 |
0.5 |
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Homicide |
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42 |
5.4 |
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Firearm |
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23 |
3.0 |
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Suicide |
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18 |
2.3 |
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Firearm |
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8 |
1.0 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
7 |
0.9 |
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Poisoning |
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3 |
0.4 |
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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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