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| South Carolina |
| 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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1,154,723 |
994 |
86.1 |
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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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56,502 |
543 |
9.6 |
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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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666 |
57.7 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
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289 |
25.0 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
93 |
8.1 |
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Neoplasms |
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39 |
3.4 |
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Respiratory Disease |
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25 |
2.2 |
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Circulatory Disease |
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33 |
2.9 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
34 |
2.9 |
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SIDS |
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47 |
4.1 |
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Unintentional Injury |
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254 |
22.0 |
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Motor Vehicle |
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167 |
14.5 |
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Drowning |
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16 |
1.4 |
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Fire/Burn |
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14 |
1.2 |
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Poisoning |
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11 |
1.0 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
29 |
2.5 |
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Firearm |
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5 |
0.4 |
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Homicide |
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41 |
3.6 |
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Firearm |
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24 |
2.1 |
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Suicide |
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25 |
2.2 |
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Firearm |
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12 |
1.0 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
10 |
0.9 |
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Poisoning |
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2 |
0.2 |
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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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Links |
Kids
Count Key Facts for South Carolina
March
of Dimes Peristats
National Center
for Health Statistics
National
Center for Injury Prevention and Control |
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