New Jersey
Child Mortality, 2007
Number and Rate of Child Deaths, per 100,000 Population (2007)
Total Child Population Number of Child Deaths Child Mortality Rate
(Ages 0-19)        
2,282,709 1,098 48.1
Infant Mortality Number and Rate, per 1,000 Live Births (2007)
Number of Live Births Number of Infant Deaths Infant Mortality Rate
(Ages 0-1)        
111,646 601 5.4
Selected Causes of Death, Ages 0-19, per 100,000 Population (2007)
Cause   Number of Deaths Mortality Rate
Natural   812 35.6
  Perinatal Conditions   333 14.6
  Congenital Anomalies 104 4.6
  Neoplasms   61 2.7
  Respiratory Disease   37 1.6
  Circulatory Disease   36 1.6
  Nervous System Disease 38 1.7
  SIDS   46 2.0
Unintentional Injury   181 7.9
  Motor Vehicle   102 4.5
  Drowning   15 0.7
  Fire/Burn   9 0.4
  Poisoning   17 0.7
  Suffocation/Strangulation 20 0.9
  Firearm   1 0.0
Homicide   74 3.2
  Firearm   50 2.2
Suicide   27 1.2
  Firearm   2 0.1
  Suffocation/Strangulation 16 0.7
  Poisoning   2 0.1
Source: National Center for Health Statistics
Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths may be unstable.  Use with caution.

Links
Kids Count Key Facts for New Jersey
March of Dimes Peristats
National Center for Health Statistics
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control