| West 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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437,021 |
345 |
78.9 |
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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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20,894 |
169 |
8.1 |
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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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229 |
52.4 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
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74 |
16.9 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
32 |
7.3 |
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Neoplasms |
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15 |
3.4 |
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Respiratory Disease |
|
5 |
1.1 |
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Circulatory Disease |
|
6 |
1.4 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
15 |
3.4 |
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SIDS |
|
10 |
2.3 |
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Unintentional Injury |
|
78 |
17.8 |
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Motor Vehicle |
|
58 |
13.3 |
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Drowning |
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3 |
0.7 |
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Fire/Burn |
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4 |
0.9 |
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Poisoning |
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2 |
0.5 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
4 |
0.9 |
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Firearm |
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0 |
0.0 |
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Homicide |
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18 |
4.1 |
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Firearm |
|
9 |
2.1 |
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Suicide |
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16 |
3.7 |
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Firearm |
|
9 |
2.1 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
5 |
1.1 |
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Poisoning |
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2 |
0.5 |
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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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