| Illinois |
| 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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3,568,488 |
2,235 |
62.6 |
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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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180,404 |
1,217 |
6.7 |
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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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1,531 |
42.9 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
|
688 |
19.3 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
267 |
7.5 |
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Neoplasms |
|
84 |
2.4 |
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Respiratory Disease |
|
67 |
1.9 |
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Circulatory Disease |
|
67 |
1.9 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
68 |
1.9 |
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SIDS |
|
54 |
1.5 |
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Unintentional Injury |
|
438 |
12.3 |
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Motor Vehicle |
|
242 |
6.8 |
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Drowning |
|
38 |
1.1 |
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Fire/Burn |
|
33 |
0.9 |
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Poisoning |
|
38 |
1.1 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
57 |
1.6 |
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Firearm |
|
4 |
0.1 |
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Homicide |
|
189 |
5.3 |
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Firearm |
|
128 |
3.6 |
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Suicide |
|
70 |
2.0 |
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Firearm |
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17 |
0.5 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
36 |
1.0 |
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Poisoning |
|
6 |
0.2 |
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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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