| Mississippi |
| 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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855,010 |
886 |
103.6 |
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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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47,160 |
467 |
9.9 |
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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 |
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564 |
66.0 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
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211 |
24.7 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
91 |
10.6 |
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Neoplasms |
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24 |
2.8 |
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Respiratory Disease |
|
22 |
2.6 |
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Circulatory Disease |
|
33 |
3.9 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
24 |
2.8 |
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SIDS |
|
58 |
6.8 |
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Unintentional Injury |
|
263 |
30.8 |
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Motor Vehicle |
|
152 |
17.8 |
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Drowning |
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14 |
1.6 |
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Fire/Burn |
|
20 |
2.3 |
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Poisoning |
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6 |
0.7 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
46 |
5.4 |
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Firearm |
|
13 |
1.5 |
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Homicide |
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32 |
3.7 |
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Firearm |
|
20 |
2.3 |
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Suicide |
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24 |
2.8 |
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Firearm |
|
16 |
1.9 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
8 |
0.9 |
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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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