| South Carolina |
| Child Mortality,
2007 |
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Number and Rate of Child
Deaths, per 100,000 Population (2007) |
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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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1,187,613 |
1,002 |
84.4 |
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Infant Mortality Number
and Rate, per 1,000 Live Births (2007) |
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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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61,935 |
539 |
8.7 |
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Selected Causes of Death,
Ages 0-19, per 100,000 Population (2007) |
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Cause |
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Number of Deaths |
Mortality Rate |
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Natural |
|
644 |
54.2 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
|
282 |
23.7 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
104 |
8.8 |
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Neoplasms |
|
27 |
2.3 |
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Respiratory Disease |
|
28 |
2.4 |
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Circulatory Disease |
|
30 |
2.5 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
28 |
2.4 |
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SIDS |
|
46 |
3.9 |
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Unintentional Injury |
|
272 |
22.9 |
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Motor Vehicle |
|
162 |
13.6 |
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Drowning |
|
22 |
1.9 |
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Fire/Burn |
|
11 |
0.9 |
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Poisoning |
|
18 |
1.5 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
43 |
3.6 |
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Firearm |
|
4 |
0.3 |
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Homicide |
|
65 |
5.5 |
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Firearm |
|
46 |
3.9 |
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Suicide |
|
13 |
1.1 |
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Firearm |
|
8 |
0.7 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
5 |
0.4 |
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Poisoning |
|
0 |
0.0 |
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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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