| Florida |
| 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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4,466,929 |
3,181 |
71.2 |
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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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233,718 |
1,685 |
7.2 |
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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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2,027 |
45.4 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
|
801 |
17.9 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
405 |
9.1 |
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Neoplasms |
|
119 |
2.7 |
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Respiratory Disease |
|
76 |
1.7 |
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Circulatory Disease |
|
98 |
2.2 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
97 |
2.2 |
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SIDS |
|
82 |
1.8 |
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Unintentional Injury |
|
845 |
18.9 |
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Motor Vehicle |
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451 |
10.1 |
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Drowning |
|
123 |
2.8 |
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Fire/Burn |
|
8 |
0.2 |
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Poisoning |
|
95 |
2.1 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
112 |
2.5 |
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Firearm |
|
3 |
0.1 |
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Homicide |
|
207 |
4.6 |
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Firearm |
|
137 |
3.1 |
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Suicide |
|
77 |
1.7 |
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Firearm |
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31 |
0.7 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
36 |
0.8 |
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Poisoning |
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6 |
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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