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TABLE 1: 1997 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 528,964 71,166 74,510 73,638 68,220 66,866 58,095 58,752 57,717
Deaths
Number
Rate
6,125
1,157.9
607
852.9
687
922.0
646
877.3
1,033
1514.2
965
1,443.2
748
1,287.5
880
1,497.8
515
892.3
Infant Deaths
Number
Rate
104
13.1
15
13.2
10
12.4
2
2.8
13
13.5
13
13.5
14
16.0
15
14.2
22
15.8

Source: A Vital Statistics Data Sheet - 1997, District of Columbia Department of Health, State Center for Health Statistics.