Death Rates Declining for California Children and Young Adults
Recent kidsdata.org advisories noted declines since the 1990s in California’s infant mortality rates and child/youth hospitalizations for injuries. Death rates among children and youth ages 1-24, just updated on kidsdata.org, show similar trends. Between 1996-98 and 2008-10, the child/youth death rate dropped from 41.1 deaths per 100,000 to 33.5 statewide. Rates also declined in 33 of 41 counties with available data during this period. Among counties, however, child/youth death rates vary widely, from 20.7 to 55.7 per 100,000 in 2008-10. Large differences also exist by age and race/ethnicity.
The leading cause of death for children and youth (ages 1-24) in California and the U.S. continues to be unintentional injuries, such as car accidents, drowning, and falls. Other leading causes of death include homicide, suicide, cancer, birth defects, and heart disease. Read more>>
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Also See: Child/youth death rate by age and leading cause at the state level, as well as county-level infant mortality data on kidsdata.org.
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Between 1996-98 and 2008-10, the child/youth death rate dropped statewide; among counties, child/youth death rates vary widely, from 20.7 per 100,000 in Yolo County to 55.7 per 100,000 in Mendocino County in 2008-2010.
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