California
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)        
10,592,819 5,788 54.6
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)        
543,321 2,930 5.4
Selected Causes of Death, Ages 0-19, per 100,000 Population (2005)
Cause   Number of Deaths Mortality Rate
Natural   3,923 37.0
  Perinatal Conditions   1,508 14.2
  Congenital Anomalies 836 7.9
  Neoplasms   322 3.0
  Respiratory Disease   157 1.5
  Circulatory Disease   146 1.4
  Nervous System Disease 183 1.7
  SIDS   153 1.4
Unintentional Injury   1,149 10.8
  Motor Vehicle   746 7.0
  Drowning   134 1.3
  Fire/Burn   20 0.2
  Poisoning   44 0.4
  Suffocation/Strangulation 73 0.7
  Firearm   25 0.2
Homicide   508 4.8
  Firearm   395 3.7
Suicide   155 1.5
  Firearm   54 0.5
  Suffocation/Strangulation 75 0.7
  Poisoning   8 0.1
Source: National Center for Health Statistics
Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths may be unstable.  Use with caution.

Links
Kids Count Key Facts for California
March of Dimes Peristats
National Center for Health Statistics
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control