| Kentucky |
| 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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1,109,522 |
774 |
69.8 |
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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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57,261 |
397 |
6.9 |
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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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487 |
43.9 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
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149 |
13.4 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
120 |
10.8 |
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Neoplasms |
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29 |
2.6 |
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Respiratory Disease |
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21 |
2.6 |
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Circulatory Disease |
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19 |
1.7 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
18 |
1.6 |
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SIDS |
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60 |
5.4 |
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Unintentional Injury |
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206 |
18.6 |
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Motor Vehicle |
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122 |
11.0 |
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Drowning |
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19 |
1.7 |
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Fire/Burn |
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16 |
1.4 |
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Poisoning |
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13 |
1.2 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
18 |
1.6 |
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Firearm |
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3 |
0.3 |
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Homicide |
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38 |
3.4 |
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Firearm |
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21 |
1.9 |
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Suicide |
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37 |
3.3 |
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Firearm |
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17 |
1.5 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
16 |
1.4 |
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Poisoning |
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2 |
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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