| Louisiana |
| 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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1,234,446 |
1,151 |
93.2 |
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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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66,242 |
608 |
9.2 |
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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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737 |
59.7 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
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283 |
22.9 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
112 |
9.1 |
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Neoplasms |
|
29 |
2.3 |
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Respiratory Disease |
|
34 |
2.8 |
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Circulatory Disease |
|
46 |
3.7 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
46 |
3.7 |
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SIDS |
|
84 |
6.8 |
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Unintentional Injury |
|
259 |
21.0 |
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Motor Vehicle |
|
159 |
12.9 |
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Drowning |
|
17 |
1.4 |
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Fire/Burn |
|
13 |
1.1 |
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Poisoning |
|
20 |
1.6 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
26 |
2.1 |
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Firearm |
|
10 |
0.8 |
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Homicide |
|
111 |
9.0 |
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Firearm |
|
82 |
6.6 |
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Suicide |
|
34 |
2.8 |
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Firearm |
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21 |
1.7 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
11 |
0.9 |
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Poisoning |
|
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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