| New Jersey |
| 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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2,282,709 |
1,098 |
48.1 |
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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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111,646 |
601 |
5.4 |
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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 |
|
812 |
35.6 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
|
333 |
14.6 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
104 |
4.6 |
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Neoplasms |
|
61 |
2.7 |
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Respiratory Disease |
|
37 |
1.6 |
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Circulatory Disease |
|
36 |
1.6 |
|
|
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Nervous
System Disease |
38 |
1.7 |
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SIDS |
|
46 |
2.0 |
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Unintentional Injury |
|
181 |
7.9 |
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Motor Vehicle |
|
102 |
4.5 |
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Drowning |
|
15 |
0.7 |
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Fire/Burn |
|
9 |
0.4 |
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Poisoning |
|
17 |
0.7 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
20 |
0.9 |
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Firearm |
|
1 |
0.0 |
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Homicide |
|
74 |
3.2 |
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Firearm |
|
50 |
2.2 |
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Suicide |
|
27 |
1.2 |
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Firearm |
|
2 |
0.1 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
16 |
0.7 |
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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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