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

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Table 1.74f
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births, birthweight <1,500 grams, by State, 2002 and 2004

State	2004			2002
State	Number^a	Rate	Standard error	Number^a	Rate	Standard error
United States	15,155	244.5	2.2	14,885	250.8	2.3
Alabama	265	223.3	15.2	302	247.3	15.9
Alaska	22	177.5	41.1	DSU	DSU	DSU
Arizona	328	295.8	18.6	281	286.1	19.4
Arkansas	150	219.6	19.8	139	239.3	22.6
California	1,456	226.1	6.6	1,453	237.3	6.9
Colorado	233	262.1	19.3	210	232.9	17.8
Connecticut	138	209.1	19.6	180	266.3	22.3
Delaware	55	300.6	46.2	68	307.7	42.7
District of Columbia	65	292.8	41.3	53	261.7	40.3
Florida	870	248.6	9.4	857	257.8	9.9
Georgia	700	275.0	11.7	670	288.7	12.7
Hawaii	61	248.6	35.4	69	252.8	34.1
Idaho	64	249.5	34.8	51	256.3	40.2
Illinois	780	257.1	10.3	751	250.4	10.2
Indiana	364	280.9	16.7	352	293.8	17.8
Iowa	81	158.9	19.0	102	232.1	25.5
Kansas	149	272.0	25.1	152	296.0	27.3
Kentucky	165	181.1	15.3	164	184.5	15.7
Louisiana	358	257.7	15.3	359	267.7	15.9
Maine	42	283.8	49.6	28	174.1	35.6
Maryland	411	272.0	15.1	338	240.3	14.6
Massachusetts	244	210.1	14.8	238	216.9	15.5
Michigan	602	281.3	13.0	606	293.7	13.6
Minnesota	142	174.0	15.8	168	203.1	17.2
Mississippi	232	242.7	17.8	243	261.7	18.9
Missouri	295	247.5	16.1	323	274.0	17.2
Montana	22	169.2	39.0	38	304.5	56.5
Nebraska	89	272.0	32.6	90	273.6	32.5
Nevada	111	251.0	26.7	84	203.8	24.4
New Hampshire	53	286.8	44.8	35	223.3	41.7
New Jersey	409	229.3	12.6	385	216.8	12.2
New Mexico	82	225.1	27.5	75	211.8	26.9
New York	908	229.1	8.4	890	230.4	8.6
North Carolina	626	272.5	12.3	566	261.3	12.3
North Dakota	30	263.2	54.0	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ohio	607	258.4	11.8	658	269.0	11.8
Oklahoma	168	243.6	21.0	187	288.6	24.0
Oregon	119	239.6	24.4	122	261.2	26.6
Pennsylvania	585	246.4	11.4	633	271.7	12.2
Rhode Island	37	195.4	35.1	54	238.2	36.0
South Carolina	325	270.9	16.9	286	270.1	18.0
South Dakota	36	259.0	48.4	25	260.7	58.5
Tennessee	319	237.4	14.8	356	265.5	15.8
Texas	1,241	224.1	7.0	1,121	219.9	7.3
Utah	125	238.8	23.8	121	255.8	26.1
Vermont	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Virginia	433	262.8	14.2	428	259.6	14.1
Washington	209	235.6	18.1	189	240.6	19.5
West Virginia	78	255.9	32.5	88	283.4	34.2
Wisconsin	230	262.0	19.4	233	271.9	20.1
Wyoming	28	277.3	59.2	DSU	DSU	DSU

^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.