Massachusetts
Child Mortality, 2007
Number and Rate of Child Deaths, per 100,000 Population (2007)
Total Child Population Number of Child Deaths Child Mortality Rate
(Ages 0-19)        
1,632,947 714 43.7
Infant Mortality Number and Rate, per 1,000 Live Births (2007)
Number of Live Births Number of Infant Deaths Infant Mortality Rate
(Ages 0-1)        
77,580 384 4.9
Selected Causes of Death, Ages 0-19, per 100,000 Population (2006)
Cause   Number of Deaths Mortality Rate
Natural   516 31.6
  Perinatal Conditions   218 13.4
  Congenital Anomalies 77 4.7
  Neoplasms   43 2.6
  Respiratory Disease   10 0.6
  Circulatory Disease   31 1.9
  Nervous System Disease 24 1.5
  SIDS   31 1.9
Unintentional Injury   126 7.7
  Motor Vehicle   71 4.3
  Drowning   13 0.8
  Fire/Burn   4 0.2
  Poisoning   16 1.0
  Suffocation/Strangulation 5 0.3
  Firearm   1 0.1
Homicide   46 2.8
  Firearm   26 1.6
Suicide   21 1.3
  Firearm   4 0.2
  Suffocation/Strangulation 14 0.9
  Poisoning   1 0.1
Source: National Center for Health Statistics
Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths may be unstable.  Use with caution.


Links

Kids Count Key Facts for Massachusetts
March of Dimes Peristats
National Center for Health Statistics
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control