Table 21. Deaths of children younger than 19 years of age, by place of residence, 1999-2002
				1999		2000		2001		2002*
				Texas	U.S.A.	Texas	U.S.A.	Texas	U.S.A.	Texas	U.S.A.
Child deaths, ages 1-14 yrs
		Black		197	3,054	193	2,837	200	2,686	198	2,803
		Hispanic		434	1,896	413	1,937	456	1,955	440	2,040
		White		515	7,307	500	7,038	484	6,923	456	6,568
		Other		N/A	587	N/A	580	N/A	638	N/A	599
	Total			1,146	12,844	1,106	12,392	1,140	12,202	1,094	12,010
Teen deaths, ages 15-19 yrs
		Black		172	2,813	176	2,672	166	2,662	152	N/A
		Hispanic		387	1,871	437	1,953	423	1,998	466	N/A
		White		589	8,490	620	8,327	572	8,264	615	N/A
		Other		N/A	604	N/A	611	N/A	631	N/A	N/A
	Total			1,148	13,778	1,233	13,563	1,161	13,555	1,233	N/A
				City of Galveston	Galveston County	City of Galveston	Galveston County	City of Galveston	Galveston County	City of Galveston	Galveston County
Child deaths, ages 1-14 yrs
		Black		1	5	1	5	0	3	N/A	N/A
		Hispanic		2	5	1	4	0	0	N/A	N/A
		Other		0	8	1	2	2	8	N/A	N/A
	Total			3	18	3	11	2	11	N/A	N/A
Teen deaths, ages 15-19 yrs
		Black		2	3	0	0	1	4	N/A	N/A
		Hispanic		2	3	0	3	2	4	N/A	N/A
		Other		0	7	0	7	1	3	N/A	N/A
	Total			4	13	0	10	4	11	N/A	N/A
*2002-Data for U.S.A. are preliminary
**U.S.A. numbers are for non-Hispanic Black and Non-Hispanic White
N/A = Not Available
NOTE: Texas numbers are for all blacks, all Hispanics, and all whites (includes other and unknown race/ethnicity)
Source: National Center for Health Statistics, http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/nvsr/nvsr.htm
Texas Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Annual Reports (Table 24)
http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/bvs/reports.htm
Galveston County Health District					(Accessed 7/12/2004)