| Texas |
| Child Mortality,
2006 |
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Number and Rate of Child
Deaths, per 100,000 Population (2006) |
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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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7,156,209 |
4,634 |
64.8 |
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Infant Mortality Number
and Rate, per 1,000 Live Births (2006) |
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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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397,169 |
2,486 |
6.3 |
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Selected Causes of Death,
Ages 0-19, per 100,000 Population (2006) |
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Cause |
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Number of Deaths |
Mortality Rate |
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Natural |
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3,087 |
43.1 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
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1,160 |
16.2 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
624 |
8.7 |
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Neoplasms |
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207 |
2.9 |
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Respiratory Disease |
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114 |
1.6 |
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Circulatory Disease |
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149 |
2.1 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
119 |
1.7 |
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SIDS |
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233 |
3.3 |
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Unintentional Injury |
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1,111 |
15.5 |
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Motor Vehicle |
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673 |
9.4 |
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Drowning |
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126 |
1.8 |
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Fire/Burn |
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35 |
0.5 |
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Poisoning |
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91 |
1.3 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
96 |
1.3 |
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Firearm |
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14 |
0.2 |
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Homicide |
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258 |
3.6 |
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Firearm |
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165 |
2.3 |
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Suicide |
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153 |
2.1 |
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Firearm |
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58 |
0.8 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
81 |
1.1 |
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Poisoning |
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6 |
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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