| Louisiana |
| 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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1,306,082 |
1,261 |
96.5 |
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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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64,703 |
613 |
9.5 |
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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 |
|
807 |
61.8 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
|
279 |
21.4 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
136 |
10.4 |
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Neoplasms |
|
40 |
3.1 |
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Respiratory Disease |
|
37 |
2.8 |
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Circulatory Disease |
|
42 |
3.2 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
32 |
2.5 |
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SIDS |
|
78 |
6.0 |
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Unintentional Injury |
|
312 |
23.9 |
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Motor Vehicle |
|
154 |
11.8 |
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Drowning |
|
33 |
2.5 |
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Fire/Burn |
|
31 |
2.4 |
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Poisoning |
|
28 |
2.1 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
24 |
1.8 |
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Firearm |
|
12 |
0.9 |
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Homicide |
|
87 |
6.7 |
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Firearm |
|
67 |
5.1 |
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Suicide |
|
45 |
3.4 |
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Firearm |
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30 |
2.3 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
12 |
0.9 |
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Poisoning |
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0 |
0.0 |
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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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