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

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Table 1.74b
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births, birthweight <1,500 grams, United States, 2002 and 2004

Population group		2004			2002
Population group		Number^a	Rate	Standard error	Number^a	Rate	Standard error
Total		15,155	244.5	2.2	14,885	250.8	2.3
Mother's age	Less than 15	81	322.0	41.2	74	324.3	43.3
	15-19	2,134	276.4	6.8	2,257	287.2	6.9
	20-24	3,836	253.5	4.6	3,904	268.1	4.8
	25-29	3,584	242.5	4.5	3,474	250.5	4.8
	30-34	3,148	232.2	4.6	3,026	230.4	4.6
	35 and over	2,372	225.0	5.1	2,151	221.3	5.3
Mother's race	American Indian/Alaska Native	126	216.2	21.3	137	249.1	23.8
	Asian/Pacific Islander	590	222.8	10.1	525	218.4	10.5
	Black	5,297	274.0	4.2	5,127	272.1	4.3
	White	9,142	231.9	2.7	9,097	242.1	2.8
Mother's ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	2,836	245.4	5.1	2,504	241.8	5.4
	Non-Hispanic, all races	12,048	242.0	2.5	12,169	250.9	2.5
	Non-Hispanic, Black	5,114	274.4	4.3	5,029	272.1	4.3
	Non-Hispanic, White	6,269	223.0	3.1	6,519	239.5	3.3
Gender	Male	8,517	269.5	3.3	8,365	275.1	3.4
Gender	Female	6,637	218.5	3.0	6,520	225.2	3.1
Mother's education, age 20 and over	Less than high school	1,813	246.0	6.4	2,079	240.5	5.9
	High school graduate	3,336	247.5	4.8	4,373	255.6	4.3
	At least some college	4,467	219.2	3.6	5,231	218.3	3.3

^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.

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