| District of Columbia |
| 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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133,173 |
178 |
133.7 |
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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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7,971 |
116 |
14.6 |
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Selected Causes of Death,
Ages 0-19, per 100,000 Population (2007) |
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Cause |
|
Number of Deaths |
Mortality Rate |
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Natural |
|
139 |
104.4 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
|
71 |
53.3 |
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|
Congenital
Anomalies |
20 |
15.0 |
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Neoplasms |
|
0 |
0.0 |
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|
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Respiratory Disease |
|
0 |
0.0 |
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Circulatory Disease |
|
0 |
0.0 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
0 |
0.0 |
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SIDS |
|
0 |
0.0 |
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Unintentional Injury |
|
11 |
8.3 |
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Motor Vehicle |
|
6 |
4.5 |
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Drowning |
|
0 |
0.0 |
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Fire/Burn |
|
1 |
0.8 |
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Poisoning |
|
0 |
0.0 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
2 |
1.5 |
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|
Firearm |
|
0 |
0.0 |
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Homicide |
|
26 |
19.5 |
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|
Firearm |
|
25 |
18.8 |
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Suicide |
|
1 |
0.8 |
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|
Firearm |
|
0 |
0.0 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
0 |
0.0 |
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|
|
Poisoning |
|
0 |
0.0 |
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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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