| California |
| 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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10,592,819 |
5,788 |
54.6 |
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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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543,321 |
2,930 |
5.4 |
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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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3,923 |
37.0 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
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1,508 |
14.2 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
836 |
7.9 |
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Neoplasms |
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322 |
3.0 |
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Respiratory Disease |
|
157 |
1.5 |
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Circulatory Disease |
|
146 |
1.4 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
183 |
1.7 |
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SIDS |
|
153 |
1.4 |
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Unintentional Injury |
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1,149 |
10.8 |
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Motor Vehicle |
|
746 |
7.0 |
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Drowning |
|
134 |
1.3 |
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Fire/Burn |
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20 |
0.2 |
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Poisoning |
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44 |
0.4 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
73 |
0.7 |
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Firearm |
|
25 |
0.2 |
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Homicide |
|
508 |
4.8 |
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Firearm |
|
395 |
3.7 |
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Suicide |
|
155 |
1.5 |
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Firearm |
|
54 |
0.5 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
75 |
0.7 |
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Poisoning |
|
8 |
0.1 |
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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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