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Statistics on children, youth and families in New Mexico from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and New Mexico Voices for Children
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Why This Indicator Matters
Accidents, primarily from automobiles, are the leading cause of death among children in all age groups over age 1. For children ages 1 to 4, homicide/assault is the second leading cause of death.
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Definition and Source
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Definition
The number and rate of deaths of New Mexico children, ages 0 to 14 years old, inclusive. The death rate is the number of deaths, per 100,000 children, ages 0-14 years old.
Data Source
New Mexico Department of Public Health, Indicator-Based Information System for Public Health (IBIS); http://ibis.health.state.nm.us.
Notes
NA signifies that the count or rate has been suppressed by the NM Department of Health because the observed number of events is very small and not appropriate for publication.
When there is a small number of health events in a small population, as is seen in some county-level data, problems withstatistical instability may occur . An unstable count or rate may fluctuate widely across time periods. An unstable count or rate should be interpreted with caution and should not be used to predict outcomes. For more information on statistical stability, visit the NM-IBIS Reliability & Validity page, https://ibis.health.state.nm.us/resource/ReliabilityValidity.html.
Information about stability for specific county-level data is available by request.
Updated February 2023.
When there is a small number of health events in a small population, as is seen in some county-level data, problems with
Information about stability for specific county-level data is available by request.
Updated February 2023.
Last Updated
February 2023