| Colorado |
| 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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1,274,907 |
827 |
64.9 |
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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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68,396 |
444 |
6.5 |
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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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578 |
45.3 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
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245 |
19.2 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
122 |
9.6 |
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Neoplasms |
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46 |
3.6 |
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Respiratory Disease |
|
14 |
1.1 |
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Circulatory Disease |
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24 |
1.9 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
27 |
2.1 |
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SIDS |
|
35 |
2.7 |
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Unintentional Injury |
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151 |
11.8 |
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Motor Vehicle |
|
97 |
7.6 |
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Drowning |
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8 |
0.6 |
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Fire/Burn |
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3 |
0.2 |
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Poisoning |
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9 |
0.7 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
10 |
0.8 |
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Firearm |
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4 |
0.3 |
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Homicide |
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34 |
2.7 |
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Firearm |
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19 |
1.5 |
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Suicide |
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58 |
4.5 |
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Firearm |
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20 |
1.6 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
34 |
2.7 |
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Poisoning |
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3 |
0.2 |
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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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