Child Health USA 2006
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State Data

Infant and Neonatal Mortality Rates, by State and Race of Mother: 2004

Source: Martin JA, Hamilton BE, Sutton PD, Ventura SJ, Menacker F, Kimeyer S. Births: final data for 2004. National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 55 No. 1; 2006 Sep.
Infant Mortality Neonatal Mortality
State Total* White Black Total* White Black
United States
6.79
5.66
13.79
4.52
3.78
9.13
Alabama
8.67
6.79
13.25
5.07
3.78
8.26
Alaska
6.67
5.47
N/A
3.48
3.04
N/A
Arizona
6.73
6.54
11.96
4.54
4.55
7.58
Arkansas
8.27
7.12
13.40
4.93
4.35
7.45
California
5.16
4.89
12.39
3.49
3.36
7.96
Colorado
6.34
5.98
14.68
4.47
4.22
9.22
Connecticut
5.54
4.50
12.88
4.11
3.37
10.04
Delaware
8.62
6.52
15.48
5.63
4.26
9.98
DC
11.98
N/A
14.65
8.70
N/A
10.20
Florida
7.05
5.60
11.81
4.54
3.60
7.62
Georgia
8.51
6.07
13.93
5.72
3.94
9.73
Hawaii
5.69
5.21
N/A
4.27
4.05
N/A
Idaho
6.17
6.13
N/A
3.91
3.96
N/A
Illinois
7.46
5.95
15.73
4.97
4.13
9.73
Indiana
8.03
6.96
16.92
5.45
4.77
11.00
Iowa
5.07
4.84
N/A
3.20
3.19
N/A
Kansas
7.16
6.48
16.54
4.46
4.21
8.09
Kentucky
6.78
6.26
12.59
3.91
3.57
7.72
Louisiana
10.46
7.65
14.78
6.29
4.20
9.43
Maine
5.67
5.46
N/A
4.23
4.11
N/A
Maryland
8.44
5.74
13.96
6.02
3.98
10.11
Massachusetts
4.84
4.44
9.18
3.76
3.49
6.77
Michigan
7.58
5.50
17.51
5.35
3.87
12.25
Minnesota
4.70
4.21
9.21
3.19
3.05
5.13
Mississippi
9.81
6.21
14.58
6.00
3.57
9.13
Missouri
7.51
6.38
14.66
4.81
4.15
8.99
Montana
4.51
4.17
N/A
2.60
2.24
N/A
Nebraska
6.57
5.91
16.53
4.22
3.88
N/A
Nevada
6.39
5.27
18.56
4.26
3.58
11.81
New Hampshire
5.56
5.30
N/A
4.46
4.21
N/A
New Jersey
5.65
4.75
10.66
3.99
3.33
7.78
New Mexico
6.31
5.79
N/A
3.77
3.56
N/A
New York
6.07
5.00
10.90
4.28
3.66
7.35
North Carolina
8.79
6.26
16.76
6.02
4.13
11.84
North Dakota
5.62
5.13
N/A
4.52
4.13
N/A
Ohio
7.67
6.09
16.34
5.02
3.96
10.72
Oklahoma
8.01
7.06
17.21
4.68
4.09
11.26
Oregon
5.49
5.34
N/A
3.87
3.78
N/A
Pennsylvania
7.25
6.16
13.47
4.90
4.12
9.26
Rhode Island
5.32
4.97
N/A
3.99
3.86
N/A
South Carolina
9.28
6.79
14.12
6.43
4.72
9.84
South Dakota
8.20
6.96
N/A
5.03
4.89
N/A
Tennessee
8.63
6.65
15.97
5.40
4.01
10.52
Texas
6.31
5.60
12.73
4.14
3.69
8.15
Utah
5.21
5.21
N/A
3.41
3.46
N/A
Vermont
4.55
4.68
N/A
3.03
3.12
N/A
Virginia
7.47
5.81
14.19
5.07
3.93
9.52
Washington
5.52
5.35
10.60
3.34
3.29
6.66
West Virginia
7.57
7.44
N/A
4.79
4.75
N/A
Wisconsin
5.99
4.57
19.39
3.99
3.13
12.27
Wyoming
8.81
8.34
N/A
5.88
5.98
N/A

N/A: Figure does not meet standards of reliability or precision.
*Includes races other than White or Black.
 
   

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