Connecticut
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)        
927,212 439 47.3
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)        
39,256 243 6.2
Selected Causes of Death, Ages 0-19, per 100,000 Population (2005)
Cause   Number of Deaths Mortality Rate
Natural   325 35.1
  Perinatal Conditions   149 16.1
  Congenital Anomalies 35 3.8
  Neoplasms   24 2.6
  Respiratory Disease   13 1.4
  Circulatory Disease   23 2.5
  Nervous System Disease 15 1.6
  SIDS   13 1.4
Unintentional Injury   78 8.4
  Motor Vehicle   39 4.2
  Drowning   5 0.5
  Fire/Burn   3 0.3
  Poisoning   13 1.4
  Suffocation/Strangulation 4 0.4
  Firearm   1 0.1
Homicide   16 1.7
  Firearm   7 0.8
Suicide   14 1.5
  Firearm   2 0.2
  Suffocation/Strangulation 10 1.1
  Poisoning   1 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 Connecticut
March of Dimes Peristats
National Center for Health Statistics
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control