Table 76a
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births,a birthweight more than 2,499 grams, by race, United States, 2004 |
| Population group |
Total |
White |
Black |
API |
AI/AN |
| Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
| Total |
|
2.3 |
0.0 |
2.1 |
0.0 |
3.5 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
4.4 |
0.3 |
| Mother's age |
Less than 15 |
3.4 |
0.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| 15-19 |
3.5 |
0.1 |
3.2 |
0.1 |
4.4 |
0.2 |
3.5 |
0.7 |
4.4 |
0.8 |
| 20-24 |
3.0 |
0.1 |
2.8 |
0.1 |
3.9 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
4.7 |
0.6 |
| 25-29 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
1.8 |
0.0 |
3.1 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
4.7 |
0.7 |
| 30-34 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
2.4 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
3.7 |
0.8 |
| 35 and over |
1.7 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
2.7 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
* |
* |
| Gender |
Male |
2.5 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
3.9 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
5.3 |
0.5 |
| Female |
2.0 |
0.0 |
1.8 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
3.4 |
0.4 |
| Mother's education, age 20 and over |
Less than high school |
2.9 |
0.1 |
2.6 |
0.1 |
5.0 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
6.7 |
1.0 |
| High school graduate |
2.5 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
0.1 |
3.3 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
4.3 |
0.6 |
| At least some college |
1.5 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
2.4 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
3.0 |
0.5 |
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 that cannot be linked to their corresponding birth certificates.
* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality (based on < 20 deaths).
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: Asian or Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics System.
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