| Maryland |
| 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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1,516,412 |
1,116 |
73.6 |
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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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75,408 |
625 |
8.3 |
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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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804 |
53.0 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
|
396 |
26.1 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
124 |
8.2 |
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Neoplasms |
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39 |
2.6 |
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Respiratory Disease |
|
27 |
1.8 |
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Circulatory Disease |
|
31 |
2.0 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
28 |
1.8 |
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SIDS |
|
63 |
4.2 |
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Unintentional Injury |
|
158 |
10.4 |
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Motor Vehicle |
|
107 |
7.1 |
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Drowning |
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12 |
0.8 |
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Fire/Burn |
|
23 |
1.5 |
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Poisoning |
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0 |
0.0 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
8 |
0.5 |
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Firearm |
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0 |
0.0 |
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Homicide |
|
104 |
6.9 |
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Firearm |
|
75 |
4.9 |
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Suicide |
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29 |
1.9 |
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Firearm |
|
9 |
0.6 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
15 |
1.0 |
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Poisoning |
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4 |
0.3 |
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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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