Arizona
Child Mortality, 2005
Number and Rate of Child Deaths, per 100,000 Population (2005)
Total Child Population Number of Child Deaths Child Mortality Rate
(Ages 0-19)        
1,731,051 1,317 76.1
Infant Mortality Number and Rate, per 1,000 Live Births (2005)
Number of Live Births Number of Infant Deaths Infant Mortality Rate
(Ages 0-1)        
95,035 662 7.0
Selected Causes of Death, Ages 0-19, per 100,000 Population (2005)
Cause   Number of Deaths Mortality Rate
Natural   828 47.8
  Perinatal Conditions   303 17.5
  Congenital Anomalies 181 10.5
  Neoplasms   44 2.5
  Respiratory Disease   58 3.4
  Circulatory Disease   28 1.6
  Nervous System Disease 41 2.4
  SIDS   38 2.2
Unintentional Injury   296 17.1
  Motor Vehicle   173 10.0
  Drowning   36 2.1
  Fire/Burn   16 0.9
  Poisoning   25 1.4
  Suffocation/Strangulation 24 1.4
  Firearm   2 0.1
Homicide   97 5.6
  Firearm   63 3.6
Suicide   78 4.5
  Firearm   35 2.0
  Suffocation/Strangulation 34 2.0
  Poisoning   5 0.3
Source: National Center for Health Statistics
Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths may be unstable.  Use with caution.