Table F1: Selected Causes for Infants (< 1 Year) Residents, 1998-2007

Mortality Table F1. Selected Causes for Infants (< 1 Year) Residents, 1998-2007

	Total All Causes		Perinatal Conditions		Congenital Malformations		SIDS		External Causes
Year	Number	Rate¹	Number	Rate¹	Number	Rate¹	Number	Rate¹	Number	Rate¹
1998	452	5.7	175	2.2	120	1.5	91	1.1	13	0.2
*1998 Comparability Modified*
	452	5.7	188	2.4	111	1.4	96	1.2	13	0.2
1999	401	5.0	172	2.2	102	1.3	69	0.9	13	0.2
2000	423	5.2	172	2.1	92	1.1	76	0.9	27	0.3
2001	461	5.8	200	2.5	119	1.5	60	0.8	32	0.4
2002	452	5.7	200	2.5	105	1.3	70	0.9	24	0.3
2003	447	5.6	200	2.5	116	1.4	48	0.6	20	0.2
2004	451	5.5	189	2.3	120	1.5	53	0.6	29	0.4
2005	420	5.1	170	2.1	113	1.4	42	0.5	27	0.3
2006	406	4.7	185	2.1	89	1.0	50	0.6	28	0.3
2007	427	4.8	169	1.9	101	1.1	64	0.7	24	0.3
¹Rate per 1,000 live births.

Note:
Causes of death were coded with ICD-9 in 1990-1998 and with ICD-10 started in 1998. Rates during 1998
have been multiplied by a comparability ratio (CR). ICD codes and comparability ratios are:
Perinatal Conditions: ICD-9: 760-771.2,771.4-779; ICD-10: P00-P96; CR=1.0732
Congenital Mallformations: ICD-9: 740-759; ICD-10: Q00-Q99; CR=0.9280
SIDS: ICD-9: 798.0; ICD-10: R95; CR=1.0570
External Causes: ICD-9: E800-E999; ICD-10: V01-Y89; CR=0.9981

Source: Center for Health Statistics, Washington State Department of Health, 12/2008.

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