| Nevada |
| 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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665,957 |
453 |
68.0 |
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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 |
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(Ages 0-1) |
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36,460 |
215 |
5.9 |
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Selected Causes of Death,
Ages 0-19, per 100,000 Population (2005) |
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Cause |
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Number of Deaths |
Mortality Rate |
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Natural |
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279 |
41.9 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
|
86 |
12.9 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
69 |
10.4 |
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Neoplasms |
|
17 |
2.6 |
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Respiratory Disease |
|
13 |
2.0 |
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Circulatory Disease |
|
14 |
2.1 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
14 |
2.1 |
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SIDS |
|
17 |
2.6 |
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Unintentional Injury |
|
96 |
14.4 |
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Motor Vehicle |
|
58 |
8.7 |
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Drowning |
|
11 |
1.7 |
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Fire/Burn |
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0 |
0.0 |
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Poisoning |
|
9 |
1.4 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
7 |
1.1 |
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Firearm |
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0 |
0.0 |
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Homicide |
|
42 |
6.3 |
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Firearm |
|
21 |
3.2 |
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Suicide |
|
31 |
4.7 |
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Firearm |
|
14 |
2.1 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
11 |
1.7 |
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Poisoning |
|
4 |
0.6 |
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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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