Ohio
Child Mortality, 2005
Number and Rate of Child Deaths, per 100,000 Population (2005)
Total Child Population Number of Child Deaths Child Mortality Rate
(Ages 0-19)        
3,103,294 2,153 69.4
Infant Mortality Number and Rate, per 1,000 Live Births (2005)
Number of Live Births Number of Infant Deaths Infant Mortality Rate
(Ages 0-1)        
147,757 1,225 8.3
Selected Causes of Death, Ages 0-19, per 100,000 Population (2005)
Cause   Number of Deaths Mortality Rate
Natural   1,493 48.1
  Perinatal Conditions   637 20.5
  Congenital Anomalies 282 9.1
  Neoplasms   85 2.7
  Respiratory Disease   51 1.6
  Circulatory Disease   66 2.1
  Nervous System Disease 65 2.1
  SIDS   82 2.6
Unintentional Injury   433 14.0
  Motor Vehicle   210 6.8
  Drowning   42 1.4
  Fire/Burn   23 0.7
  Poisoning   33 1.1
  Suffocation/Strangulation 69 2.2
  Firearm   12 0.4
Homicide   126 4.1
  Firearm   80 2.6
Suicide   84 2.7
  Firearm   28 0.9
  Suffocation/Strangulation 48 1.5
  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 Ohio
March of Dimes Peristats
National Center for Health Statistics
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control