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| 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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1,699,436 |
823 |
48.4 |
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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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87,331 |
429 |
4.9 |
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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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557 |
32.8 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
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172 |
10.1 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
119 |
7.0 |
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Neoplasms |
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46 |
2.7 |
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Respiratory Disease |
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24 |
1.4 |
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Circulatory Disease |
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30 |
1.8 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
25 |
1.5 |
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SIDS |
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64 |
3.8 |
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Unintentional Injury |
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181 |
10.7 |
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Motor Vehicle |
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107 |
6.3 |
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Drowning |
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19 |
1.1 |
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Fire/Burn |
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5 |
0.3 |
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Poisoning |
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20 |
1.2 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
13 |
0.8 |
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Firearm |
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1 |
0.1 |
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Homicide |
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33 |
1.9 |
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Firearm |
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17 |
1.0 |
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Suicide |
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40 |
2.4 |
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Firearm |
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15 |
0.9 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
15 |
0.9 |
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Poisoning |
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7 |
0.4 |
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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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