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TABLE 1: 1996 Infant Mortality Rates for the District of Columbia

Indicators District of
Columbia
Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 Ward 5 Ward 6 Ward 7 Ward 8
Estimated Population 543,213 73,083 76,517 75,622 70,058 68,667 59,660 60,334 59,272
Deaths
Number
Rate
6,599
1,214.8
696
952.3
722
943.6
633
837.1
1,055
1,505.9
1,015
1,478.1
786
1,317.5
931
1,543.1
613
1,034.2
Infant Deaths
Number
Rate
121
14.4
18
14.3
8
9.2
3
4.1
13
13.0
16
15.9
14
15.5
22
20.6
27
17.4

Source: A Vital Statistics Data Sheet - 1996, District of Columbia Department of Health, State Center for Health Statistics.