| Virginia |
| 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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2,039,204 |
1,390 |
68.2 |
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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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106,051 |
848 |
8.0 |
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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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1021 |
50.1 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
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471 |
23.1 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
163 |
8.0 |
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Neoplasms |
|
51 |
2.5 |
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Respiratory Disease |
|
38 |
1.9 |
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Circulatory Disease |
|
48 |
2.4 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
36 |
1.8 |
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SIDS |
|
82 |
4.0 |
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Unintentional Injury |
|
253 |
12.4 |
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Motor Vehicle |
|
151 |
7.4 |
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Drowning |
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24 |
1.2 |
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Fire/Burn |
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18 |
0.9 |
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Poisoning |
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15 |
0.7 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
22 |
1.1 |
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Firearm |
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0 |
0.0 |
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Homicide |
|
73 |
3.6 |
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Firearm |
|
57 |
2.8 |
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Suicide |
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37 |
1.8 |
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Firearm |
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19 |
0.9 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
12 |
0.6 |
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Poisoning |
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2 |
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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