| North Carolina |
| 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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2,347,339 |
1,838 |
78.3 |
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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 |
|
|
(Ages 0-1) |
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121,584 |
1,083 |
8.9 |
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Selected Causes of Death,
Ages 0-19, per 100,000 Population (2005) |
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Cause |
|
Number of Deaths |
Mortality Rate |
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Natural |
|
1,274 |
54.3 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
|
587 |
25.0 |
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|
Congenital
Anomalies |
215 |
9.2 |
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Neoplasms |
|
49 |
2.1 |
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Respiratory Disease |
|
45 |
1.9 |
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Circulatory Disease |
|
63 |
2.7 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
52 |
2.2 |
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|
SIDS |
|
105 |
4.5 |
|
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Unintentional Injury |
|
407 |
17.3 |
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Motor Vehicle |
|
268 |
11.4 |
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Drowning |
|
27 |
1.2 |
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Fire/Burn |
|
16 |
0.7 |
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Poisoning |
|
35 |
1.5 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
39 |
1.7 |
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|
Firearm |
|
6 |
0.3 |
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Homicide |
|
105 |
4.5 |
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|
Firearm |
|
58 |
2.5 |
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Suicide |
|
47 |
2.0 |
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|
Firearm |
|
26 |
1.1 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
19 |
0.8 |
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|
Poisoning |
|
1 |
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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