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PHY6.B: Child injury and mortality: Death rates among children ages 1–14 by gender, race and Hispanic origin, and cause of death, 1980–2005

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(Deaths per 100,000 children)
Characteristic 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Ages 1–4
All causesa 63.9 60.6 58.2 56.1 52.2 51.8 52.4 52.1 51.5 49.8 46.8 48.5 44.5 45.4 42.9 40.4 38.0 35.5 34.1 34.2 32.4 33.3 31.2 31.5 29.9 29.4
Gender
Male 72.6 67.7 64.0 63.5 57.3 58.5 58.4 58.0 57.1 54.8 52.4 53.2 49.0 50.2 47.4 44.5 41.8 39.4 37.1 37.9 35.9 37.0 35.2 35.1 32.4 33.4
Female 54.7 53.1 52.1 48.4 46.8 44.8 46.2 45.8 45.5 44.5 41.0 43.7 39.8 40.5 38.3 36.0 34.0 31.5 31.0 30.3 28.7 29.5 27.0 27.8 27.3 25.1
Race and Hispanic originb
White 57.9 54.7 53.2 51.0 47.2 46.6 47.0 46.8 46.2 43.7 41.1 42.4 38.1 39.0 36.8 35.2 33.0 31.8 30.2 30.8 29.2 30.7 28.1 28.5 27.0 27.0
White, non-Hispanicc — — — — 46.8 45.3 46.1 44.5 42.5 41.0 37.6 39.3 36.4 36.5 35.3 34.2 32.4 31.5 29.8 30.1 28.5 30.1 27.1 27.6 26.8 26.2
Black 97.6 93.9 87.4 85.8 79.4 80.7 84.6 83.1 81.8 81.6 76.8 82.7 73.8 78.1 74.2 66.4 62.6 54.4 55.8 52.6 49.9 47.5 47.1 46.8 44.8 41.8
Asian or Pacific Islander 43.2 38.1 39.9 39.6 41.1 40.1 33.0 32.9 31.7 40.2 38.6 32.6 29.2 33.0 27.4 26.5 26.6 26.9 20.1 24.9 21.6 22.3 23.4 22.5 21.3 19.2
Hispanicc — — — — 47.5 46.1 42.3 42.9 42.3 49.3 43.5 46.9 41.7 41.8 38.7 36.3 32.9 30.7 29.4 30.9 29.6 30.6 29.8 30.2 27.3 28.9
Leading causes of deathd
Unintentional injuries 25.9 23.7 22.7 21.9 19.9 20.2 20.6 20.4 19.8 18.9 17.3 17.9 16.2 16.7 15.9 14.4 13.7 13.0 12.6 13.0 11.9 11.2 10.5 10.9 10.3 10.3
Cancer 4.5 4.9 4.6 4.7 4.0 3.8 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.1 2.7 2.8 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.3
Birth defects 8.0 7.7 7.6 6.6 6.7 5.9 6.2 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.2 4.5 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.2 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.2
Homicide 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.3 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.9 2.8 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.3
Heart disease 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.6 2.2 2.4 1.9 1.9 2.2 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.1 1.2 1.2 0.9
Pneumonia/influenza 2.1 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.6 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.7
Injury-related causes of deathd
All injuries (intentional and unintentional) 28.9 26.7 25.8 24.5 22.5 23.0 23.4 23.0 22.6 21.8 19.9 20.9 19.1 19.7 19.0 17.3 16.5 15.4 15.3 15.1 14.5 14.2 13.6 13.4 12.9 13.0
Motor vehicle traffic-related 7.4 6.4 6.4 6.1 5.6 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.3 5.1 4.7 4.9 5.0 4.4 4.4 4.2 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.0
Drowning 5.7 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.1 4.4 4.8 4.7 4.4 4.3 3.9 4.0 3.6 3.7 3.1 3.5 3.1 3.1 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.0 2.8 3.2
Fire and burns 6.1 6.0 5.2 5.0 4.6 4.8 5.0 5.4 5.0 4.5 4.0 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.2 3.1 2.9 2.5 1.9 2.2 2.1 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5
Firearms 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4
Suffocation 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9
Pedestrian (non-traffic)e 1.5 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.8
Fall 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.2
Ages 5–14
All causesa 30.6 29.3 28.2 27.0 26.9 26.5 26.2 25.9 26.1 25.7 24.0 24.0 22.7 23.6 22.7 22.2 21.2 20.2 19.3 18.6 18.0 17.3 17.4 17.0 16.8 16.3
Gender
Male 36.7 35.6 34.0 32.6 32.3 31.8 32.0 32.2 31.2 30.5 28.5 29.2 27.5 27.7 27.1 26.4 24.9 23.3 22.7 21.5 20.9 19.8 20.0 19.8 19.2 18.6
Female 24.2 22.8 22.2 21.1 21.2 21.0 20.0 19.2 20.6 20.6 19.3 18.6 17.7 19.3 18.0 17.9 17.4 17.0 15.8 15.6 15.0 14.6 14.7 14.0 14.3 13.9
Race and Hispanic originb
White 29.1 28.1 27.0 25.6 25.5 25.0 24.6 24.3 24.1 23.8 22.3 22.3 20.8 21.6 20.5 20.5 19.5 18.6 17.8 17.2 17.0 16.2 16.1 15.8 15.5 15.0
White, non-Hispanicc — — — — 24.0 23.1 22.9 23.0 21.9 23.6 21.5 21.6 19.9 20.4 20.0 20.1 19.2 18.8 17.9 17.3 17.1 16.3 16.0 15.6 15.5 15.2
Black 39.0 37.4 36.5 35.0 35.8 35.5 35.4 34.8 37.2 36.3 34.4 34.7 33.9 35.1 34.6 32.0 30.4 29.2 27.4 26.5 24.2 23.3 24.5 22.9 23.6 23.3
Asian or Pacific Islander 24.2 19.7 18.7 20.8 17.5 20.8 19.2 19.9 20.3 19.6 16.9 16.1 17.2 18.4 17.5 17.5 14.7 16.0 15.6 12.7 12.3 12.2 12.4 13.1 12.2 12.9
Hispanicc — — — — 22.3 19.3 18.1 17.8 20.4 21.9 20.0 21.7 20.8 22.2 19.6 19.9 19.1 16.0 16.0 15.6 15.7 14.7 15.5 15.7 14.4 13.7
Leading causes of deathd
Unintentional injuries 15.0 14.2 13.2 12.7 12.4 12.6 12.6 12.4 12.3 11.8 10.4 10.4 9.4 9.5 9.4 9.2 8.7 8.5 8.1 7.6 7.3 6.9 6.6 6.4 6.5 6.0
Cancer 4.3 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5
Birth defects 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0
Homicide 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8
Heart disease 0.9 0.9 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
Pneumonia/influenza 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.3
Injury-related deaths by caused
All injuries (intentional and unintentional) 16.7 16.1 15.1 14.6 14.5 14.7 14.6 14.5 14.5 14.0 12.7 12.6 11.9 12.2 11.9 11.5 10.8 10.4 10.1 9.4 9.1 8.5 8.3 7.9 8.2 7.7
Motor vehicle traffic related 7.5 7.1 6.5 6.3 6.4 6.6 6.6 6.8 6.8 6.3 5.6 5.5 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.1 4.8 4.7 4.4 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.3
Drowning 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.1 1.6 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
Fire and burns 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.0 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.6
Firearms 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.8
Suffocation 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8
Pedestrian (non-traffic)e 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Fall 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.10.1
— Not available.
a Total includes American Indians/Alaskan Natives.
b The 1977 OMB Standards for Data on Race and Ethnicity were used to classify persons into one of the following three racial groups: White, Black, or Asian or Pacific Islander. Death rates for American Indian or Alaskan Natives are not shown separately, because the numbers of deaths were too small for the calculation of reliable rates and American Indians are underreported on the death certificate. California, Hawaii, Idaho, Maine, Montana, New York, and Wisconsin reported multiple-race data in 2003. In 2004, the following states began to report multiple-race data: Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming. In 2005, the following states began to report multiple-race data: Connecticut, Florida, Kansas, Nebraska, South Carolina, Utah, and the District of Columbia (mid-year). The multiple-race data for these states were bridged to the single-race categories of the 1977 OMB standards for comparability with other states rather than following the revised 1997 OMB standards for a select group of states. In addition, note that data on race and Hispanic origin are collected and reported separately. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
c Trend data for Hispanics and White, non-Hispanics are affected by expansion of the reporting area in which an item on Hispanic origin is included on the death certificate, as well as by immigration. These two factors affect numbers of events, composition of the Hispanic population, and health characteristics. Tabulations are restricted to a subset of the States that include the item on the death certificate and that meet a minimal quality standard. The quality of reporting has improved substantially over time, so that the minimal quality standard was relaxed in 1992 for those areas reporting Hispanic origin on at least 80 percent of records. The number of States in the reporting area increased from 15 in 1984 to 17 and the District of Columbia (DC) in 1985; 18 and DC in 1986–1987; 26 and DC in 1988; 44 and DC in 1989; 45, New York State (excluding New York City), and DC in 1990; 47, New York State (excluding New York City), and DC in 1991; 48 and DC in 1992; and 49 and DC in 1993–1996. Complete reporting began in 1997. The population data in 1990 and 1991 do not exclude New York City.
d Cause-of-death information for 1980–1998 is classified according to the Ninth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases. Cause-of-death information for 1999–2005 is classified according to the Tenth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases.
e Includes deaths occurring on private property. Pedestrian deaths on public roads are included in the motor vehicle traffic-related category.
SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System.