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| 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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1,681,278 |
884 |
52.6 |
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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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82,006 |
421 |
5.1 |
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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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562 |
33.4 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
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173 |
10.3 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
138 |
8.2 |
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Neoplasms |
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50 |
3.0 |
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Respiratory Disease |
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23 |
1.4 |
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Circulatory Disease |
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24 |
1.4 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
26 |
1.5 |
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SIDS |
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42 |
2.5 |
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Unintentional Injury |
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190 |
11.3 |
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Motor Vehicle |
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109 |
6.5 |
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Drowning |
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24 |
1.4 |
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Fire/Burn |
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7 |
0.4 |
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Poisoning |
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13 |
0.8 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
17 |
1.0 |
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Firearm |
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1 |
0.1 |
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Homicide |
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37 |
2.2 |
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Firearm |
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21 |
1.2 |
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Suicide |
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45 |
2.7 |
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Firearm |
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21 |
1.2 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
17 |
1.0 |
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Poisoning |
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1 |
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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