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