Table 73a Infant mortality per 1,000 live births,a all birthweights, by race, United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
White |
Black |
API |
AI/AN |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Total |
|
6.8 |
0.0 |
5.7 |
0.0 |
13.2 |
0.1 |
4.7 |
0.1 |
8.4 |
0.4 |
Mother's age |
Less than 15 |
17.1 |
1.6 |
15.2 |
2.0 |
20.3 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
15-19 |
9.6 |
0.2 |
8.2 |
0.2 |
13.7 |
0.4 |
9.8 |
1.1 |
8.9 |
1.1 |
20-24 |
7.7 |
0.1 |
6.4 |
0.1 |
12.8 |
0.3 |
5.5 |
0.4 |
8.9 |
0.8 |
25-29 |
6.0 |
0.1 |
4.9 |
0.1 |
12.9 |
0.3 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
7.7 |
0.9 |
30-34 |
5.5 |
0.1 |
4.6 |
0.1 |
13.3 |
0.4 |
3.9 |
0.2 |
7.9 |
1.1 |
35 and over |
6.7 |
0.1 |
5.9 |
0.1 |
14.3 |
0.5 |
5.1 |
0.3 |
8.9 |
1.5 |
Gender |
Male |
7.4 |
0.1 |
6.2 |
0.1 |
14.6 |
0.2 |
5.0 |
0.2 |
9.5 |
0.7 |
Female |
6.1 |
0.1 |
5.1 |
0.1 |
11.9 |
0.2 |
4.4 |
0.2 |
7.3 |
0.6 |
Mother's education, age 20 and over |
Less than high school |
7.5 |
0.1 |
6.5 |
0.1 |
14.4 |
0.5 |
5.7 |
0.6 |
10.6 |
1.2 |
High school graduate |
7.4 |
0.1 |
6.1 |
0.1 |
13.3 |
0.3 |
4.9 |
0.4 |
8.1 |
0.8 |
At least some college |
5.0 |
0.1 |
4.2 |
0.1 |
11.7 |
0.3 |
3.8 |
0.2 |
6.0 |
0.7 |
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.