| Texas |
| 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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7,280,692 |
4,728 |
64.9 |
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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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404,181 |
2,564 |
6.3 |
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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 |
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3,286 |
45.1 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
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1,129 |
15.5 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
675 |
9.3 |
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Neoplasms |
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211 |
2.9 |
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Respiratory Disease |
|
143 |
2.0 |
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Circulatory Disease |
|
140 |
1.9 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
144 |
2.0 |
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SIDS |
|
259 |
3.6 |
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Unintentional Injury |
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1,021 |
14.0 |
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Motor Vehicle |
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613 |
8.4 |
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Drowning |
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108 |
1.5 |
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Fire/Burn |
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37 |
0.5 |
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Poisoning |
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81 |
1.1 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
85 |
1.2 |
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Firearm |
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15 |
0.2 |
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Homicide |
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254 |
3.5 |
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Firearm |
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163 |
2.2 |
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Suicide |
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146 |
2.0 |
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Firearm |
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73 |
1.0 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
59 |
0.8 |
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Poisoning |
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10 |
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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