Kansas
Child Mortality, 2007
Number and Rate of Child Deaths, per 100,000 Population (2007)
Total Child Population Number of Child Deaths Child Mortality Rate
(Ages 0-19)        
779,018 572 73.4
Infant Mortality Number and Rate, per 1,000 Live Births (2007)
Number of Live Births Number of Infant Deaths Infant Mortality Rate
(Ages 0-1)        
41,935 333 7.9
Selected Causes of Death, Ages 0-19, per 100,000 Population (2007)
Cause   Number of Deaths Mortality Rate
Natural   384 49.3
  Perinatal Conditions   146 18.7
  Congenital Anomalies 83 10.7
  Neoplasms   21 2.7
  Respiratory Disease   0 0.0
  Circulatory Disease   14 1.8
  Nervous System Disease 16 2.1
  SIDS   51 6.5
Unintentional Injury   126 16.2
  Motor Vehicle   76 9.8
  Drowning   12 1.5
  Fire/Burn   4 0.5
  Poisoning   10 1.3
  Suffocation/Strangulation 14 1.8
  Firearm   0 0.0
Homicide   27 3.5
  Firearm   19 2.4
Suicide   26 3.3
  Firearm   17 2.2
  Suffocation/Strangulation 7 0.9
  Poisoning   0 0.0
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 Kansas
March of Dimes Peristats
National Center for Health Statistics
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control