| Kentucky |
| 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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1,101,758 |
801 |
72.7 |
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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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55,503 |
375 |
6.8 |
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Selected Causes of Death,
Ages 0-19, per 100,000 Population (2005) |
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Cause |
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Number of Deaths |
Mortality Rate |
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Natural |
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484 |
43.9 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
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161 |
14.6 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
73 |
6.6 |
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Neoplasms |
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31 |
2.8 |
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Respiratory Disease |
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20 |
1.8 |
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Circulatory Disease |
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30 |
2.7 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
27 |
2.5 |
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SIDS |
|
60 |
5.4 |
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Unintentional Injury |
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256 |
23.2 |
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Motor Vehicle |
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149 |
13.5 |
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Drowning |
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24 |
2.2 |
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Fire/Burn |
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21 |
1.9 |
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Poisoning |
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22 |
2.0 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
19 |
1.7 |
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Firearm |
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2 |
0.2 |
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Homicide |
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33 |
3.0 |
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Firearm |
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17 |
1.5 |
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Suicide |
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23 |
2.1 |
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Firearm |
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16 |
1.5 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
6 |
0.5 |
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Poisoning |
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1 |
0.1 |
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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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