| Florida |
| 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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4,396,344 |
3,198 |
72.7 |
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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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224,712 |
1,629 |
7.2 |
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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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2,023 |
46.0 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
|
817 |
18.6 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
377 |
8.6 |
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Neoplasms |
|
148 |
3.4 |
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Respiratory Disease |
|
82 |
1.9 |
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Circulatory Disease |
|
86 |
2.0 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
85 |
1.9 |
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SIDS |
|
89 |
2.0 |
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Unintentional Injury |
|
901 |
20.5 |
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Motor Vehicle |
|
548 |
12.5 |
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Drowning |
|
112 |
2.5 |
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Fire/Burn |
|
13 |
0.3 |
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Poisoning |
|
74 |
1.7 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
95 |
2.2 |
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Firearm |
|
5 |
0.1 |
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Homicide |
|
155 |
3.5 |
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Firearm |
|
97 |
2.2 |
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Suicide |
|
103 |
2.3 |
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Firearm |
|
46 |
1.0 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
44 |
1.0 |
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Poisoning |
|
5 |
0.1 |
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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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