| Connecticut |
| Child Mortality,
2007 |
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Number and Rate of Child
Deaths, per 100,000 Population (2007) |
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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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917,312 |
463 |
50.5 |
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Infant Mortality Number
and Rate, per 1,000 Live Births (2007) |
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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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42,233 |
276 |
6.5 |
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Selected Causes of Death,
Ages 0-19, per 100,000 Population (2007) |
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Cause |
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Number of Deaths |
Mortality Rate |
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Natural |
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337 |
36.7 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
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183 |
19.9 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
44 |
4.8 |
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Neoplasms |
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17 |
1.9 |
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Respiratory Disease |
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12 |
1.3 |
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Circulatory Disease |
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19 |
2.1 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
0 |
0.0 |
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SIDS |
|
17 |
2.7 |
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Unintentional Injury |
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85 |
9.3 |
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Motor Vehicle |
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52 |
5.7 |
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Drowning |
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5 |
0.5 |
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Fire/Burn |
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2 |
0.2 |
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Poisoning |
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12 |
1.3 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
6 |
0.7 |
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Firearm |
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0 |
0.0 |
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Homicide |
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21 |
2.3 |
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Firearm |
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10 |
1.1 |
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Suicide |
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17 |
1.9 |
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Firearm |
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3 |
0.3 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
10 |
1.1 |
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Poisoning |
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3 |
0.3 |
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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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