Minnesota
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)        
1,403,111 717 51.1
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)        
72,884 409 5.6
Selected Causes of Death, Ages 0-19, per 100,000 Population (2007)
Cause   Number of Deaths Mortality Rate
Natural   497 35.4
  Perinatal Conditions   193 13.8
  Congenital Anomalies 118 8.4
  Neoplasms   36 2.6
  Respiratory Disease   20 1.4
  Circulatory Disease   34 2.4
  Nervous System Disease 13 0.9
  SIDS   27 1.9
Unintentional Injury   149 10.6
  Motor Vehicle   77 5.5
  Drowning   10 0.7
  Fire/Burn   3 0.2
  Poisoning   12 0.9
  Suffocation/Strangulation 33 2.4
  Firearm   0 0.0
Homicide   24 1.7
  Firearm   12 0.9
Suicide   39 2.8
  Firearm   16 1.1
  Suffocation/Strangulation   21 1.5
  Poisoning   3 0.0
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 Minnesota
March of Dimes Peristats
National Center for Health Statistics
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control