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Trends and current status in childhood mortality. United States, 1900-85.
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1989
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Mortality StudiesChildren 1-19EngineeringNatural CausesMortality RatesSocial Determinants Of HealthLifetime PredictionPediatric EpidemiologyPublic HealthDemographic ForecastingLife ExpectancyEpidemiological TrendEpidemiological OutcomeMortality StatisticsChildhood MortalityEpidemiologyChild HealthPediatricsDemography
Mortality statistics for children 1-19 years of age by race, sex, and cause of death are analyzed focusing on differences in external and natural causes. General trends from 1900-68 as well as trends in leading causes of death for 1968-85 are examined. Geographic variation by cause of death and cross-national comparisons are also presented.