| Missouri |
| Child Mortality,
2006 |
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Number and Rate of Child
Deaths, per 100,000 Population (2006) |
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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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1,581,417 |
1,193 |
75.4 |
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Infant Mortality Number
and Rate, per 1,000 Live Births (2006) |
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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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79,664 |
603 |
7.6 |
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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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723 |
45.7 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
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293 |
18.5 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
147 |
9.3 |
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Neoplasms |
|
46 |
2.9 |
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Respiratory Disease |
|
35 |
2.2 |
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Circulatory Disease |
|
35 |
2.2 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
33 |
2.1 |
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SIDS |
|
53 |
3.4 |
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Unintentional Injury |
|
320 |
20.2 |
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Motor Vehicle |
|
197 |
12.5 |
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Drowning |
|
18 |
1.1 |
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Fire/Burn |
|
18 |
1.1 |
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Poisoning |
|
28 |
1.8 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
37 |
2.3 |
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Firearm |
|
7 |
0.4 |
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Homicide |
|
90 |
5.7 |
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Firearm |
|
63 |
4.0 |
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Suicide |
|
42 |
2.4 |
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Firearm |
|
19 |
1.2 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
20 |
1.3 |
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Poisoning |
|
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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