Leading causes of death in children ages 1-4, 2000 (deaths per 100,000 population): Unintentional injury (11.7); congenital malformations (3.1); Malignant neoplasms (2.6); Homicide (2.1); Diseases of the heart (1.1); Pneumonia and influenza (0.6); Septicemia (0.6).
Leading causes of death in children ages 5-14 (deaths per 100,000 population): Unintentional Injury (7.3); Malignant neoplasms (2.6); Congenital malformations (1.0); Homicide (0.9); Suicide (0.7); Diseases of the heart (0.6); Chronic lower respiratory disease (0.3).
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