| Tennessee |
| 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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1,578,278 |
1,299 |
82.3 |
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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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79,599 |
724 |
9.1 |
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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 |
|
877 |
55.6 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
|
356 |
22.6 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
150 |
9.5 |
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Neoplasms |
|
57 |
3.6 |
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Respiratory Disease |
|
64 |
4.1 |
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Circulatory Disease |
|
35 |
2.2 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
29 |
1.8 |
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SIDS |
|
83 |
5.3 |
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Unintentional Injury |
|
311 |
19.7 |
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Motor Vehicle |
|
186 |
11.8 |
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Drowning |
|
30 |
1.9 |
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Fire/Burn |
|
23 |
1.5 |
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Poisoning |
|
18 |
1.1 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
22 |
1.4 |
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Firearm |
|
7 |
0.4 |
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Homicide |
|
66 |
4.2 |
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Firearm |
|
48 |
3.0 |
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Suicide |
|
37 |
2.3 |
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Firearm |
|
22 |
1.4 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
11 |
0.7 |
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Poisoning |
|
3 |
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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