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1996 CHILD DEATHS IN NORTH CAROLINA <br /> <br /> 125 . <br /> <br /> 120; <br /> <br />~115 <br /> <br />.~ 110 <br /> <br />~ ~00 <br /> <br />o. 95. <br /> <br />TREND IN RATE OF CHILD DEATHS 1980-1996 <br /> AGES BIRTH THROUGH 17 <br /> <br /> 120.6 <br /> <br />110.2 110.2 ~/'"~113.9 <br /> <br /> 105 5 1005 <br /> 101.9 <br /> <br /> 89.0 <br /> <br />85¸ <br /> <br />80 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I <br /> 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 <br /> <br /> Child Deaths By Cause in North Carolina <br /> Ages Birth through 17 <br /> Average Annual <br /> Number Number Percent <br />Cause of Death 1992-1995 in 1996 Change <br />Birth defects 233 237 2% <br />Other birth-related conditions 531 471 -11% <br />Sudden infant death syndrome 120 101 -16% <br />Illnesses 309 327 6% <br />Unintentional injuries 306 329 7% <br />motor vehicle injuries 176 182., 3% <br />bicycle inlunes 9 18 95% <br />injuries caused by fire 30 33 9% <br />drowning 30 35 19% <br />other unintentional injurfes 61 61 0% <br />Homicide 67 69 3% <br />Suicide 40 37 -8% <br />All other 43 35 -18% <br />ToT^ I 1649 I 1606 I -3% <br /> <br />Child Deaths by Age <br />Average Number Percent <br />1992-95 in 1996 Change <br /> <br />In~nt 1016 962 -5% <br />1-4 187 168 -10% <br />5-9 105 129 23% <br />10-14 128 126 -1% <br />15-17 215 221 3% <br /> <br />Produced by the Division of Maternal and Child Health <br />in conjunction with the Stats Canter for Health Statistics <br /> <br /> POPULATION <br /> 1990 1996 <br /> Census Estimate <br />Total 6,628,637 7,323,085 <br />Children age 0-17 1,606,149 1,771,041 <br /> <br /> Data reflect state residents only. <br />Averages have been rounded to the nearest whole number. <br /> <br />Sel3tember 1997 <br /> <br /> <br />