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Rate of Child Deaths (1-14) per 100,000 Children, 2005

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 Child Death Rate
United States20
Alabama26
Alaska24
Arizona24
Arkansas29
California17
Colorado21
Connecticut14
Delaware18
District of Columbia24
Florida22
Georgia22
Hawaii16
Idaho23
Illinois17
Indiana25
Iowa19
Kansas23
Kentucky25
Louisiana34
Maine18
Maryland16
Massachusetts10
Michigan21
Minnesota15
Mississippi33
Missouri21
Montana25
Nebraska22
Nevada24
New Hampshire8
New Jersey14
New Mexico31
New York16
North Carolina21
North Dakota23
Ohio20
Oklahoma28
Oregon18
Pennsylvania19
Rhode Island20
South Carolina25
South Dakota29
Tennessee24
Texas21
Utah22
Vermont26
Virginia19
Washington16
West Virginia26
Wisconsin20
Wyoming20
GuamNA
Puerto RicoNA
Virgin IslandsNA
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Child death rate is the number of deaths, from all causes, to children between ages 1 and 14 per 100,000 children in this age group.
The data are reported by place of residence, rather than by the location where the death occurred. Data as of 2005.

Sources: 

Kids Count National Data, 2008 Kids Count Data Book Online. Available at http://www.kidscount.org/datacenter/compare_results.jsp?i=80&dt=4&rt=2&yr=16&s=a&dtype=&rtype=&x=136&y=9.

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NA: Data Not Available



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