Indiana
Child Mortality, 2005
Number and Rate of Child Deaths, per 100,000 Population (2005)
Total Child Population Number of Child Deaths Child Mortality Rate
(Ages 0-19)        
1,746,832 1,290 73.8
Infant Mortality Number and Rate, per 1,000 Live Births (2005)
Number of Live Births Number of Infant Deaths Infant Mortality Rate
(Ages 0-1)        
86,766 698 8.0
Selected Causes of Death, Ages 0-19, per 100,000 Population (2005)
Cause   Number of Deaths Mortality Rate
Natural   864 49.5
  Perinatal Conditions   346 19.8
  Congenital Anomalies 180 10.3
  Neoplasms   51 2.9
  Respiratory Disease   38 2.2
  Circulatory Disease   47 2.7
  Nervous System Disease 49 2.8
  SIDS   50 2.9
Unintentional Injury   291 16.7
  Motor Vehicle   158 9.0
  Drowning   25 1.4
  Fire/Burn   24 1.4
  Poisoning   13 0.7
  Suffocation/Strangulation 43 2.5
  Firearm   1 0.1
Homicide   77 4.4
  Firearm   41 2.3
Suicide   41 2.3
  Firearm   18 1.0
  Suffocation/Strangulation 16 0.9
  Poisoning   5 0.3
Source: National Center for Health Statistics
Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths may be unstable.  Use with caution.

Links
Kids Count Key Facts for Indiana
March of Dimes Peristats
National Center for Health Statistics
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control