| Virginia |
| 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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2,013,515 |
1,354 |
67.2 |
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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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103,721 |
781 |
7.5 |
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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 |
|
962 |
47.8 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
|
449 |
22.3 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
151 |
7.5 |
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Neoplasms |
|
56 |
2.8 |
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Respiratory Disease |
|
45 |
2.2 |
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Circulatory Disease |
|
42 |
2.1 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
34 |
1.7 |
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SIDS |
|
79 |
3.9 |
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Unintentional Injury |
|
257 |
12.8 |
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Motor Vehicle |
|
150 |
7.4 |
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Drowning |
|
23 |
1.1 |
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Fire/Burn |
|
14 |
0.7 |
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Poisoning |
|
16 |
0.8 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
18 |
0.9 |
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Firearm |
|
1 |
0.0 |
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Homicide |
|
81 |
4.0 |
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Firearm |
|
55 |
2.7 |
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Suicide |
|
46 |
2.3 |
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Firearm |
|
22 |
1.1 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
17 |
0.8 |
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Poisoning |
|
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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