Infant mortality per 1,000 live birthsa, all birthweights, by ethnicity, United States, 2002 |
| Population group | Total | Non-Hispanic | Hispanic (all races) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All races | White | Black | |||||||||
| Rate | SE | Rate | SE | Rate | SE | Rate | SE | Rate | SE | ||
| Total | 7.0 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 13.9 | 0.2 | 5.6 | 0.1 | |
| Mother's age | Less than 15 | 17.6 | 1.6 | 19.8 | 2.0 | 21.0 | 3.8 | 19.7 | 2.5 | 12.7 | 2.3 |
| 15-19 | 10.3 | 0.2 | 11.5 | 0.2 | 9.7 | 0.2 | 15.0 | 0.4 | 7.2 | 0.2 | |
| 20-24 | 7.8 | 0.1 | 8.7 | 0.1 | 6.9 | 0.1 | 14.0 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 0.1 | |
| 25-29 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 6.2 | 0.1 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 12.5 | 0.3 | 5.1 | 0.1 | |
| 30-34 | 5.6 | 0.1 | 5.6 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 13.4 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 0.2 | |
| 35 and over | 6.8 | 0.1 | 6.8 | 0.1 | 5.5 | 0.1 | 14.9 | 0.5 | 6.6 | 0.3 | |
| Gender | Female | 6.3 | 0.1 | 6.5 | 0.1 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 12.8 | 0.2 | 5.2 | 0.1 |
| Male | 7.6 | 0.1 | 8.0 | 0.1 | 6.5 | 0.1 | 14.9 | 0.2 | 6.0 | 0.1 | |
| Mother's education (age 20 and over) | Less than high school graduate | 7.9 | 0.1 | 10.9 | 0.2 | 9.4 | 0.2 | 15.9 | 0.5 | 5.3 | 0.1 |
| High school graduate | 7.6 | 0.1 | 8.2 | 0.1 | 6.7 | 0.1 | 13.7 | 0.3 | 5.4 | 0.2 | |
| At least some college | 5.0 | 0.1 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 11.2 | 0.2 | 4.5 | 0.2 | |
a The number of deaths for infant mortality is based on a record weight from the linked birth and infant death file which adjusts for the approximately 2-3% of records each year which cannot be linked to their corresponding birth certificates.Therefore, because of number rounding, the number of deaths for sub-groups may not add to the total.
Key: SE: Standard error.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics System.