Definition: Number of deaths per 100,000 children and youth ages 1-24 (e.g., there were 29.4 deaths per 100,000 California children and youth in 2014-2016).
Data Source: California Dept. of Public Health, Death Statistical Master Files; California Dept. of Finance, Population Estimates by Race/Ethnicity with Age and Gender Detail 1990-2009; Population Reference Bureau, Population Estimates 2010-2016; CDC WONDER Online Database, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2016 (Feb. 2019).
Footnote: The notation S refers to data that have been suppressed because there were fewer than 20 child and youth deaths. N/A means that data are not available.