2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 74a

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Table 74a
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births,^a birthweight <1,500 grams, by race, United States, 2004

Population group		Total		White		Black		API		AI/AN
Population group		Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE
Total		244.5	2.2	231.9	2.7	274.0	4.2	222.8	10.1	216.2	21.3
Mother's age	Less than 15	322.0	41.2	326.5	61.4	317.1	56.7	*	*	*	*
	15-19	276.4	6.8	274.2	8.8	280.6	10.9	297.5	54.7	220.7	51.9
	20-24	253.5	4.6	243.2	5.8	269.0	7.8	265.3	33.2	277.9	46.3
	25-29	242.5	4.5	225.8	5.4	281.4	8.9	232.4	21.1	156.1	35.6
	30-34	232.2	4.6	216.5	5.4	281.6	10.1	202.6	17.1	*	*
	35 and over	225.0	5.1	217.6	6.1	250.9	11.1	205.9	18.4	*	*
Gender	Male	269.5	3.3	253.9	4.0	307.8	6.5	237.1	14.7	236.4	31.8
Gender	Female	218.5	3.0	208.5	3.6	240.4	5.5	207.9	13.9	196.1	28.3
Mother's education, age 20 and over	Less than high school	246.0	6.4	244.5	7.8	251.1	12.3	275.3	47.6	*	*
	High school graduate	247.5	4.8	236.9	6.0	270.9	8.5	213.3	23.7	189.9	34.9
	At least some college	219.2	3.6	199.9	4.2	274.0	8.2	201.3	12.9	217.2	47.7

^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.