| West 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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433,644 |
317 |
73.1 |
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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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20,890 |
164 |
7.9 |
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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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201 |
46.4 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
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73 |
16.8 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
35 |
8.1 |
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Neoplasms |
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11 |
2.5 |
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Respiratory Disease |
|
11 |
2.5 |
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Circulatory Disease |
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13 |
3.0 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
0 |
0.0 |
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SIDS |
|
20 |
4.6 |
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Unintentional Injury |
|
88 |
20.3 |
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Motor Vehicle |
|
57 |
13.1 |
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Drowning |
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3 |
0.7 |
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Fire/Burn |
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6 |
1.4 |
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Poisoning |
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8 |
1.8 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
6 |
1.4 |
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Firearm |
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2 |
0.5 |
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Homicide |
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13 |
3.0 |
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Firearm |
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3 |
0.7 |
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Suicide |
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9 |
2.1 |
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Firearm |
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4 |
0.9 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
4 |
0.9 |
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Poisoning |
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0 |
0.0 |
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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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