| Missouri |
| 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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1,572,666 |
1,167 |
74.2 |
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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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77,955 |
590 |
7.6 |
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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 |
|
734 |
46.7 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
|
282 |
17.9 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
142 |
9.0 |
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Neoplasms |
|
49 |
3.1 |
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Respiratory Disease |
|
20 |
1.3 |
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Circulatory Disease |
|
45 |
2.9 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
39 |
2.5 |
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SIDS |
|
52 |
3.3 |
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Unintentional Injury |
|
312 |
19.8 |
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Motor Vehicle |
|
212 |
13.5 |
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Drowning |
|
18 |
1.1 |
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Fire/Burn |
|
9 |
0.6 |
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Poisoning |
|
13 |
0.8 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
31 |
2.0 |
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Firearm |
|
10 |
0.6 |
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Homicide |
|
71 |
4.5 |
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Firearm |
|
44 |
2.8 |
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Suicide |
|
38 |
2.4 |
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Firearm |
|
16 |
1.0 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
18 |
1.1 |
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Poisoning |
|
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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