| Maine |
| 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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319,323 |
194 |
60.8 |
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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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14,068 |
97 |
6.9 |
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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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137 |
42.9 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
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50 |
15.7 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
23 |
7.2 |
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Neoplasms |
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15 |
4.7 |
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Respiratory Disease |
|
8 |
2.5 |
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Circulatory Disease |
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6 |
1.9 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
8 |
2.5 |
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SIDS |
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8 |
2.5 |
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Unintentional Injury |
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51 |
16.0 |
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Motor Vehicle |
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33 |
10.3 |
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Drowning |
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3 |
0.9 |
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Fire/Burn |
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2 |
0.6 |
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Poisoning |
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6 |
1.9 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
4 |
1.3 |
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Firearm |
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0 |
0.0 |
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Homicide |
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1 |
0.3 |
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Firearm |
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0 |
0.0 |
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Suicide |
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5 |
1.6 |
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Firearm |
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1 |
0.3 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
3 |
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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