| Arkansas |
| 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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758,840 |
643 |
84.7 |
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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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38,604 |
309 |
8.0 |
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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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367 |
48.4 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
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139 |
18.3 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
51 |
6.7 |
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Neoplasms |
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18 |
2.4 |
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Respiratory Disease |
|
16 |
2.1 |
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Circulatory Disease |
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20 |
2.6 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
19 |
2.5 |
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SIDS |
|
42 |
5.5 |
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Unintentional Injury |
|
204 |
26.9 |
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Motor Vehicle |
|
116 |
15.3 |
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Drowning |
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24 |
3.2 |
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Fire/Burn |
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23 |
3.0 |
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Poisoning |
|
8 |
1.1 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
14 |
1.8 |
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Firearm |
|
5 |
0.7 |
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Homicide |
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36 |
4.7 |
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Firearm |
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17 |
2.2 |
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Suicide |
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31 |
4.1 |
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Firearm |
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23 |
3.0 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
7 |
0.9 |
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Poisoning |
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0 |
0.0 |
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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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