| Texas |
| 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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7,001,427 |
4,698 |
67.1 |
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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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381,957 |
2,537 |
6.6 |
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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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3,205 |
45.8 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
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1,173 |
16.8 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
638 |
9.1 |
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Neoplasms |
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223 |
3.2 |
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Respiratory Disease |
|
109 |
1.6 |
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Circulatory Disease |
|
138 |
2.0 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
121 |
1.7 |
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SIDS |
|
216 |
3.1 |
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Unintentional Injury |
|
1,035 |
14.8 |
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Motor Vehicle |
|
659 |
9.4 |
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Drowning |
|
110 |
1.6 |
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Fire/Burn |
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41 |
0.6 |
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Poisoning |
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67 |
1.0 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
80 |
1.1 |
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Firearm |
|
13 |
0.2 |
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Homicide |
|
268 |
3.8 |
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Firearm |
|
165 |
2.4 |
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Suicide |
|
164 |
2.3 |
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Firearm |
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84 |
1.2 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
63 |
0.9 |
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Poisoning |
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13 |
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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