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| Mississippi |
| 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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850,012 |
890 |
104.7 |
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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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42,482 |
481 |
11.3 |
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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 |
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585 |
68.8 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
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226 |
26.6 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
85 |
10.0 |
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Neoplasms |
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23 |
2.7 |
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Respiratory Disease |
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30 |
3.5 |
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Circulatory Disease |
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22 |
2.6 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
24 |
2.8 |
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SIDS |
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91 |
10.7 |
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Unintentional Injury |
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253 |
29.8 |
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Motor Vehicle |
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172 |
20.2 |
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Drowning |
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19 |
2.2 |
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Fire/Burn |
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8 |
0.9 |
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Poisoning |
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11 |
1.3 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
15 |
1.8 |
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Firearm |
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7 |
0.8 |
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Homicide |
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23 |
2.7 |
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Firearm |
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12 |
1.4 |
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Suicide |
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22 |
2.6 |
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Firearm |
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9 |
1.1 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
13 |
1.5 |
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Poisoning |
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0 |
0.0 |
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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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Links |
Kids
Count Key Facts for Mississippi
March
of Dimes Peristats
National Center
for Health Statistics
National
Center for Injury Prevention and Control |
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