Infant mortality per 1,000 live birthsa, birthweight < 1,500 grams, United States, 2002 |
| Population group | Number | Rate | Standard error | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 14,885 | 250.8 | 2.3 | |
| Mother's age | Less than 15 | 74 | 324.3 | 43.3 |
| 15-19 | 2,257 | 287.2 | 6.9 | |
| 20-24 | 3,904 | 268.1 | 4.8 | |
| 25-29 | 3,474 | 250.5 | 4.8 | |
| 30-34 | 3,026 | 230.4 | 4.6 | |
| 35 and over | 2,151 | 221.3 | 5.3 | |
| Mother's race | AI/AN | 137 | 249.1 | 23.8 |
| API | 525 | 218.4 | 10.5 | |
| Asian | 293 | 213.4 | 13.7 | |
| NHOPI | 39 | 303.6 | 55.4 | |
| Black | 5,127 | 272.1 | 4.3 | |
| White | 9,097 | 242.1 | 2.8 | |
| Mother's ethnicity | Hispanic, all races | 2,504 | 241.8 | 5.4 |
| Non-Hispanic, all races | 12,169 | 250.9 | 2.5 | |
| Non-Hispanic, Black | 5,029 | 272.1 | 4.3 | |
| Non-Hispanic, White | 6,519 | 239.5 | 3.3 | |
| Gender | Male | 8,365 | 275.1 | 3.4 |
| Female | 6,520 | 225.2 | 3.1 | |
| Mother's education (age 20 and over) | Less than high school graduate | 2,079 | 240.5 | 5.9 |
| High school graduate | 4,373 | 255.6 | 4.3 | |
| At least some college | 5,231 | 218.3 | 3.3 | |
a The numbers of deaths for infant mortality are 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: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System - Linked Birth and Infant Death Data.