| Massachusetts |
| 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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1,632,947 |
714 |
43.7 |
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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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77,580 |
384 |
4.9 |
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Selected Causes of Death,
Ages 0-19, per 100,000 Population (2006) |
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Cause |
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Number of Deaths |
Mortality Rate |
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Natural |
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516 |
31.6 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
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218 |
13.4 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
77 |
4.7 |
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Neoplasms |
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43 |
2.6 |
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Respiratory Disease |
|
10 |
0.6 |
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Circulatory Disease |
|
31 |
1.9 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
24 |
1.5 |
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SIDS |
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31 |
1.9 |
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Unintentional Injury |
|
126 |
7.7 |
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Motor Vehicle |
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71 |
4.3 |
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Drowning |
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13 |
0.8 |
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Fire/Burn |
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4 |
0.2 |
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Poisoning |
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16 |
1.0 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
5 |
0.3 |
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Firearm |
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1 |
0.1 |
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Homicide |
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46 |
2.8 |
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Firearm |
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26 |
1.6 |
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Suicide |
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21 |
1.3 |
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Firearm |
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4 |
0.2 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
14 |
0.9 |
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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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