| Iowa |
| Child Mortality,
2006 |
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Number and Rate of Child
Deaths, per 100,000 Population (2006) |
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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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800,661 |
421 |
52.6 |
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Infant Mortality Number
and Rate, per 1,000 Live Births (2006) |
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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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39,849 |
208 |
5.2 |
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Selected Causes of Death,
Ages 0-19, per 100,000 Population (2006) |
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Cause |
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Number of Deaths |
Mortality Rate |
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Natural |
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277 |
34.6 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
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80 |
10.0 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
73 |
9.1 |
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Neoplasms |
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24 |
3.0 |
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Respiratory Disease |
|
14 |
1.7 |
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Circulatory Disease |
|
7 |
0.9 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
11 |
1.4 |
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SIDS |
|
25 |
3.1 |
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Unintentional Injury |
|
91 |
11.4 |
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Motor Vehicle |
|
59 |
7.4 |
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Drowning |
|
9 |
1.1 |
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Fire/Burn |
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3 |
0.4 |
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Poisoning |
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3 |
0.4 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
8 |
1.0 |
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Firearm |
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2 |
0.2 |
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Homicide |
|
19 |
2.4 |
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Firearm |
|
11 |
1.4 |
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Suicide |
|
31 |
3.9 |
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Firearm |
|
15 |
1.9 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
12 |
1.5 |
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Poisoning |
|
3 |
0.4 |
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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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