| Iowa |
| 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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798,791 |
447 |
56.0 |
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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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38,821 |
210 |
5.4 |
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Selected Causes of Death,
Ages 0-19, per 100,000 Population (2005) |
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Cause |
|
Number of Deaths |
Mortality Rate |
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Natural |
|
292 |
36.6 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
|
101 |
12.6 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
63 |
7.9 |
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Neoplasms |
|
33 |
4.1 |
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Respiratory Disease |
|
8 |
1.0 |
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Circulatory Disease |
|
14 |
1.8 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
14 |
1.8 |
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SIDS |
|
24 |
3.0 |
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Unintentional Injury |
|
114 |
14.3 |
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Motor Vehicle |
|
87 |
10.9 |
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Drowning |
|
11 |
1.4 |
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Fire/Burn |
|
5 |
0.6 |
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Poisoning |
|
1 |
0.1 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
1 |
0.1 |
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Firearm |
|
1 |
0.1 |
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Homicide |
|
11 |
1.4 |
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|
Firearm |
|
4 |
0.5 |
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Suicide |
|
24 |
3.0 |
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|
Firearm |
|
10 |
1.3 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
11 |
1.4 |
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|
Poisoning |
|
2 |
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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