| Pennsylvania |
| 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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3,182,916 |
2,058 |
64.7 |
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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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144,276 |
1,061 |
7.4 |
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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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1,407 |
44.2 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
|
602 |
18.9 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
239 |
7.5 |
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Neoplasms |
|
89 |
2.8 |
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Respiratory Disease |
|
61 |
1.9 |
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Circulatory Disease |
|
63 |
2.0 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
66 |
2.1 |
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SIDS |
|
61 |
1.9 |
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Unintentional Injury |
|
417 |
13.1 |
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Motor Vehicle |
|
247 |
7.8 |
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Drowning |
|
32 |
1.0 |
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Fire/Burn |
|
31 |
1.0 |
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Poisoning |
|
49 |
1.5 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
27 |
0.8 |
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Firearm |
|
4 |
0.1 |
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Homicide |
|
146 |
4.6 |
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Firearm |
|
100 |
3.1 |
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Suicide |
|
71 |
2.2 |
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Firearm |
|
32 |
1.0 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
32 |
1.0 |
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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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