Table 1.74b Infant mortality per 1,000 live births, birthweight <1,500 grams, United States, 2002 and 2004 |
Population group |
2004 |
2002 |
Numbera |
Rate |
Standard error |
Numbera |
Rate |
Standard error |
Total |
|
15,155 |
244.5 |
2.2 |
14,885 |
250.8 |
2.3 |
Mother's age |
Less than 15 |
81 |
322.0 |
41.2 |
74 |
324.3 |
43.3 |
15-19 |
2,134 |
276.4 |
6.8 |
2,257 |
287.2 |
6.9 |
20-24 |
3,836 |
253.5 |
4.6 |
3,904 |
268.1 |
4.8 |
25-29 |
3,584 |
242.5 |
4.5 |
3,474 |
250.5 |
4.8 |
30-34 |
3,148 |
232.2 |
4.6 |
3,026 |
230.4 |
4.6 |
35 and over |
2,372 |
225.0 |
5.1 |
2,151 |
221.3 |
5.3 |
Mother's race |
American Indian/Alaska Native |
126 |
216.2 |
21.3 |
137 |
249.1 |
23.8 |
Asian/Pacific Islander |
590 |
222.8 |
10.1 |
525 |
218.4 |
10.5 |
Black |
5,297 |
274.0 |
4.2 |
5,127 |
272.1 |
4.3 |
White |
9,142 |
231.9 |
2.7 |
9,097 |
242.1 |
2.8 |
Mother's ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
2,836 |
245.4 |
5.1 |
2,504 |
241.8 |
5.4 |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
12,048 |
242.0 |
2.5 |
12,169 |
250.9 |
2.5 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
5,114 |
274.4 |
4.3 |
5,029 |
272.1 |
4.3 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
6,269 |
223.0 |
3.1 |
6,519 |
239.5 |
3.3 |
Gender |
Male |
8,517 |
269.5 |
3.3 |
8,365 |
275.1 |
3.4 |
Female |
6,637 |
218.5 |
3.0 |
6,520 |
225.2 |
3.1 |
Mother's education, age 20 and over |
Less than high school |
1,813 |
246.0 |
6.4 |
2,079 |
240.5 |
5.9 |
High school graduate |
3,336 |
247.5 |
4.8 |
4,373 |
255.6 |
4.3 |
At least some college |
4,467 |
219.2 |
3.6 |
5,231 |
218.3 |
3.3 |
a The number of deaths for infant mortality is based on a record weight from the linked birth and infant death file that adjusts for the approximately 2-3% of records each year that cannot be linked to their corresponding birth certificates. Therefore, because of number rounding, the number of deaths for subgroups may not add to the total.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System - Linked Birth and Infant Death Data.
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