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| Massachusetts |
| 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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1,646,032 |
683 |
41.5 |
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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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77,786 |
396 |
5.1 |
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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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504 |
30.6 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
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232 |
14.1 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
84 |
5.1 |
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Neoplasms |
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39 |
2.4 |
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Respiratory Disease |
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18 |
1.1 |
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Circulatory Disease |
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21 |
1.3 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
23 |
1.4 |
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SIDS |
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23 |
1.4 |
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Unintentional Injury |
|
115 |
7.0 |
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Motor Vehicle |
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66 |
4.0 |
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Drowning |
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13 |
0.8 |
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Fire/Burn |
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3 |
0.2 |
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Poisoning |
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9 |
0.5 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
12 |
0.7 |
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Firearm |
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1 |
0.1 |
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Homicide |
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38 |
2.3 |
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Firearm |
|
26 |
1.6 |
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Suicide |
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20 |
1.2 |
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Firearm |
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0 |
0.0 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
18 |
1.1 |
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Poisoning |
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2 |
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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Links
Kids
Count Key Facts for Massachusetts
March
of Dimes Peristats
National Center
for Health Statistics
National
Center for Injury Prevention and Control |
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