- African Americans had 1.8 times the sudden infant death syndrome mortality rate as non-Hispanic whites, in 2005.
- African American mothers were 2.6 times more likely than non-Hispanic white mothers to begin prenatal care in the 3rd trimester, or not receive prenatal care at all.
- The infant mortality rate for African American mothers with over 13 years of education was almost three times that of Non-Hispanic White mothers in 2004.
At a glance – Infant Mortality Rate:
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
All Races |
Non-Hispanic Black/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|---|
13.6 |
5.8 |
6.9 |
2.3 |
Source: CDC 2008. Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2005 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set. National Vital Statistics Reports 57(2). Table 2.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr57/nvsr57_02.pdf [PDF, 745KB]
At a glance – Leading Causes of Infant Mortality:
Cause of Death |
# African |
African |
#Non- |
Non- |
African |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
(1) Low-Birthweight |
1,780 |
304.9 |
2,851 |
125.0 |
2.4 |
(2) Congenital malformations |
978 |
167.5 |
1,725 |
75.7 |
2.2 |
(3) Maternal Complications |
619 |
106.0 |
734 |
32.2 |
3.3 |
(4) Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) |
580 |
99.4 |
1,264 |
55.4 |
1.8 |
Source: CDC 2008. Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2005 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set. National Vital Statistics Reports 57(2). Table 7.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr57/nvsr57_02.pdf [PDF, 745KB]
At a glance – Prenatal Care:
Prenatal care began during the 1 st trimester, 2004
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|
76.5 |
88.9 |
0.9 |
Source: CDC 2007. Health United States, 2007. Table 7
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf
Prenatal care began during the 3rd trimester or mother received no prenatal care, 2004
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|
5.7 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
Source: CDC 2007. Health United States, 2007. Table 7
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf
At a glance – Characteristics of Mother:
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|
8.4 |
13.8 |
0.6 |
Source: CDC 2007. Health United States, 2007. Table 12
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf
Maternal education, 2004
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|
23.4 |
11.0 |
2.1 |
Source: CDC 2007. Health United States, 2007. Table 11
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|
13.8 |
37.0 |
0.4 |
Source: CDC 2007. Health United States, 2007. Table 11
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|
15.2 |
9.0 |
1.7 |
Source: CDC 2007. Health United States, 2007. Table 20
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|
11.9 |
4.1 |
2.9 |
Source: CDC 2007. Health United States, 2007. Table 20
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf
Age of mother, 2005
Age of mother |
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
African |
---|---|---|---|
Under 20 years |
14.9 |
10.0 |
1.5 |
20-24 years |
13.6 |
7.1 |
1.9 |
25-29 years |
13.0 |
5.1 |
2.5 |
30-34 years |
12.7 |
4.4 |
2.7 |
35-39 years |
14.3 |
5.1 |
2.8 |
40-54 years |
15.8 |
6.6 |
2.4 |
Source: CDC 2008. Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2005 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set. National Vital Statistics Reports 57(2). Table 2.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr57/nvsr57_02.pdf [PDF, 745KB]
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