Missouri
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)        
1,582,652 1,189 75.1
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)        
82,296 613 7.4
Selected Causes of Death, Ages 0-19, per 100,000 Population (2007)
Cause   Number of Deaths Mortality Rate
Natural   715 45.2
  Perinatal Conditions   319 20.2
  Congenital Anomalies 137 8.7
  Neoplasms   39 2.5
  Respiratory Disease   29 1.8
  Circulatory Disease   34 2.1
  Nervous System Disease 33 2.1
  SIDS   31 2.0
Unintentional Injury   338 21.4
  Motor Vehicle   182 11.5
  Drowning   27 1.7
  Fire/Burn   21 1.3
  Poisoning   21 1.3
  Suffocation/Strangulation 60 3.8
  Firearm   5 0.3
Homicide   80 5.1
  Firearm   55 4.0
Suicide   43 2.7
  Firearm   20 1.3
  Suffocation/Strangulation 20 1.3
  Poisoning   2 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 Missouri
March of Dimes Peristats
National Center for Health Statistics
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control