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Table 1.74d
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births, birthweight > 2,499 grams, United States, 2002 and 2004
Population group 2004 2002
Numbera Rate Standard error Numbera Rate Standard error
Total   8,528 2.3 0.0 8,840 2.4 0.0
Mother's age Less than 15 20 3.4 0.8 37 5.9 1.0
15-19 1,325 3.5 0.1 1,505 3.9 0.1
20-24 2,868 3.0 0.1 2,900 3.1 0.1
25-29 2,010 2.0 0.0 1,982 2.0 0.0
30-34 1,378 1.5 0.0 1,465 1.7 0.0
35 and over 928 1.7 0.1 952 1.9 0.1
Mother's race American Indian/Alaska Native 178 4.4 0.3 168 4.3 0.3
Asian/Pacific Islander 299 1.4 0.1 313 1.6 0.1
Black 1,839 3.5 0.1 1,993 3.9 0.1
White 6,213 2.1 0.0 6,366 2.2 0.0
Mother's ethnicity Hispanic, all races 1,593 1.8 0.0 1,621 2.0 0.0
Non-Hispanic, all races 6,854 2.4 0.0 7,141 2.5 0.0
Non-Hispanic, Black 1,768 3.5 0.1 1,962 3.9 0.1
Non-Hispanic, White 4,642 2.2 0.0 4,723 2.2 0.0
Gender Male 4,926 2.5 0.0 5,040 2.6 0.0
Female 3,602 2.0 0.0 3,800 2.1 0.0
Mother's education, age 20 and over Less than high school 1,393 2.9 0.1 1,843 3.4 0.1
High school graduate 1,985 2.5 0.1 2,674 2.7 0.1
At least some college 2,157 1.5 0.0 2,605 1.5 0.0

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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