| North Carolina |
| 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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2,455,474 |
1,895 |
77.2 |
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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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133,357 |
1,112 |
8.3 |
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Selected Causes of Death,
Ages 0-19, per 100,000 Population (2007) |
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Cause |
|
Number of Deaths |
Mortality Rate |
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Natural |
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1,335 |
54.4 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
|
581 |
23.7 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
238 |
9.7 |
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Neoplasms |
|
76 |
3.1 |
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Respiratory Disease |
|
57 |
2.3 |
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Circulatory Disease |
|
59 |
2.4 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
46 |
1.9 |
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SIDS |
|
99 |
4.0 |
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Unintentional Injury |
|
411 |
16.7 |
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Motor Vehicle |
|
249 |
10.1 |
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Drowning |
|
38 |
1.5 |
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Fire/Burn |
|
24 |
1.0 |
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Poisoning |
|
34 |
1.4 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
43 |
1.8 |
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Firearm |
|
7 |
0.3 |
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Homicide |
|
95 |
3.9 |
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|
Firearm |
|
67 |
2.7 |
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Suicide |
|
47 |
1.9 |
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|
Firearm |
|
17 |
0.7 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
22 |
0.9 |
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|
Poisoning |
|
5 |
0.2 |
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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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