Success in Health

Child Deaths

CHILD DEATHS, AGE 0-14
YEAR
TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATHS
 MAJOR CAUSES IN RANK ORDER
If the number of occurrences is less than 5, that number is suppressed.
2005
70
 1. Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight, not classified elsewhere (11)
2. Accidents (9)
3. Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (5) (tie)
3. Assault (homicide) (5) (tie)
5. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
2004
58
 1. Certain conditions originating in the prenatal period (21)
2. Congenital malformations (10)
3. Accidents (6)
4. Diseases of the heart
5. Malignant neoplasms
2003
54
 1. Certain conditions originating in the prenatal period (19)
2. Congenital malformations (10)
3. Accidents (6)
4. Diseases of the heart
5. Homicide
2002
53
 1. Certain conditions originating in the prenatal period (15)
2. Congenital malformations (12)
3. Accidents (7)
4. Homicide
5. Malignant neoplasms
2001
54

1. Certain conditions originating in the prenatal period (17)
2. Congenital malformations (13)
3. Accidents
4. Malignant neoplasms (tie)
4. Homicide (tie)

2000
48

1. Congenital malformations (14)
2. Certain conditions originating in the prenatal period (11)
3. Accidents
4. Homicide
5. Suicide

Definitions, Sources and Caveats: Indiana State Department of Health. Data received from M. Starkey.
Updates expected approximately 19 months after the end of the calendar year.