National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2006: Table 66a

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Table 66a
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births,^a birthweight 1,500-2,499 grams, by race, United States, 2003

		Total		White		Black		API		AI/AN
Population group		Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE
Total		15.0	0.2	15.2	0.3	15.2	0.5	11.0	0.9	18.8	2.7
Mother's age	Less than 15	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	15-19	17.9	0.7	18.7	1.0	16.2	1.2	*	*	*	*
	20-24	16.9	0.5	17.7	0.6	15.6	0.9	14.0	2.6	*	*
	25-29	14.0	0.5	14.1	0.6	14.6	1.1	9.2	1.5	*	*
	30-34	12.8	0.5	13.2	0.6	12.8	1.2	9.5	1.4	*	*
	35 and over	14.1	0.6	13.6	0.7	16.4	1.5	12.7	2.0	*	*
Gender	Female	13.1	0.3	13.4	0.4	12.7	0.6	10.8	1.2	15.3	3.4
Gender	Male	17.2	0.4	17.2	0.4	18.2	0.8	11.2	1.3	22.5	4.2
Mother's education, age 20 and over	Less than high school	18.5	0.7	18.5	0.8	18.7	1.4	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	15.7	0.5	15.8	0.6	15.5	0.9	17.3	2.5	*	*
	At least some college	11.9	0.3	12.3	0.4	11.7	0.8	7.9	0.9	*	*

^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. Therefore, because of number rounding, the number of deaths for subgroups may not add to the total.

* 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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