2007 National Healthcare Quality Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 1.74c

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Table 1.74c
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births, birthweight 1,500-2,499 grams, United States, 2002 and 2004

Population group		2004			2002
Population group		Number^a	Rate	Standard error	Number^a	Rate	Standard error
Total		4,064	15.0	0.2	3,873	15.1	0.2
Mother's age	Less than 15	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	15-19	531	15.9	0.7	552	16.7	0.7
	20-24	1,222	17.7	0.5	1,106	16.7	0.5
	25-29	960	14.6	0.5	821	13.8	0.5
	30-34	721	12.3	0.5	750	13.5	0.5
	35 and over	615	14.1	0.6	630	15.6	0.6
Mother's race	American Indian/Alaska Native	67	24.8	3.1	61	24.0	3.1
	Asian/Pacific Islander	176	11.4	0.9	150	10.7	0.9
	Black	994	15.6	0.5	929	15.4	0.5
	White	2,826	14.9	0.3	2,733	15.3	0.3
Mother's ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	802	15.2	0.5	759	16.1	0.6
	Non-Hispanic, all races	3,222	14.9	0.3	3,075	14.9	0.3
	Non-Hispanic, Black	960	15.7	0.5	913	15.4	0.5
	Non-Hispanic, White	2,040	14.8	0.3	1,968	14.9	0.3
Gender	Male	2,138	16.9	0.4	2,054	17.2	0.4
Gender	Female	1,926	13.3	0.3	1,819	13.4	0.3
Mother's education, age 20 and over	Less than high school	692	19.3	0.7	735	18.2	0.7
	High school graduate	941	16.1	0.5	1,166	16.1	0.5
	At least some college	1,074	11.8	0.4	1,306	12.4	0.3

^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.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality (<20 deaths).

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System - Linked Birth and Infant Death Data.