At a glance – Infant Mortality Rate:
Asian/Pacific Islander |
Non-Hispanic White |
All Races |
Asian/Pacific Islander/Non-Hispanic White |
---|---|---|---|
4.9 |
5.8 |
-- |
0.8 |
Source: CDC 2008. Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2005 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set. National Vital Statistics Reports 57(2). Table 6.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr57/nvsr57_02.pdf [PDF, 745KB]
At a glance – Leading Causes of Infant Mortality:
Cause of Death |
# |
Asian/Pacific |
#Non- |
Non- |
Asian/Pacific |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
(1) Congenital malformations |
259 |
112.1 |
2,851 |
125.0 |
0.9 |
(2) Low-Birthweight |
179 |
77.5 |
1,725 |
75.7 |
1.0 |
(3) Maternal complications |
68 |
29.4 |
734 |
32.2 |
0.9 |
(4) Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) |
55 |
23.8 |
1,264 |
55.4 |
0.4 |
Source: CDC 2008. Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2005 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set. National Vital Statistics Reports 57(2). Table 7.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr57/nvsr57_02.pdf [PDF, 745KB]
At a glance – Prenatal Care:
Prenatal care began during the 1st trimester, 2004
Race of Mother |
% Received Prenatal Care |
Ratio vs. Non-Hispanic White |
---|---|---|
Non-Hispanic White |
88.9 |
-- |
Total Asian/Pacific Islander |
85.6 |
1.0 |
Source: CDC 2007. Health United States, 2007. Table 7
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf
Prenatal care began during the 3rd trimester or mother received no prenatal care, 2004
Race of Mother |
% Received Late or No |
Ratio vs. Non-Hispanic White |
---|---|---|
Non-Hispanic White |
2.2 |
-- |
Total Asian/Pacific Islander |
3.0 |
1.4 |
Source: CDC 2007. Health United States, 2007. Table 7
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf
At a glance – Characteristics of Mother:
Race of Mother |
% Mothers Who Smoked |
Ratio vs. Non-Hispanic White |
---|---|---|
Non-Hispanic White |
13.8 |
-- |
Total Asian/Pacific Islander |
2.2 |
0.2 |
Source: CDC 2007. Health United States, 2007. Table 12
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf
Maternal education, 2004
Race of Mother |
% Live Births |
Ratio vs. Non-Hispanic White |
---|---|---|
Non-Hispanic White |
11.0 |
-- |
Total Asian/Pacific Islander |
9.3 |
0.8 |
Source: CDC 2007. Health United States, 2007. Table 11
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf
Race of Mother |
% Live Births |
Ratio vs. Non-Hispanic White |
---|---|---|
Non-Hispanic White |
37.0 |
-- |
Total Asian/Pacific Islander |
48.6 |
1.3 |
Source: CDC 2007. Health United States, 2007. Table 11
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf
Asian American |
Non-Hispanic White |
Asian American/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|
5.7 |
9.0 |
0.6 |
Source: CDC 2007. Health United States, 2007. Table 20
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf
Asian American |
Non-Hispanic White |
Asian American/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|
3.8 |
4.1 |
0.9 |
Source: CDC 2007. Health United States, 2007. Table 20
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf
Age of mother, 2005
Age of mother |
Asian/Pacific |
Non-Hispanic White |
Asian/Pacific |
---|---|---|---|
Under 20 years |
10.9 |
10.0 |
1.1 |
20-24 years |
6.5 |
7.1 |
0.9 |
25-29 years |
3.9 |
5.1 |
0.8 |
30-34 years |
4.9 |
4.4 |
1.1 |
35-39 years |
4.5 |
5.1 |
0.9 |
40-54 years |
6.0 |
6.6 |
0.9 |
Source: CDC 2008. Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2005 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set. National Vital Statistics Reports 57(2). Table 1 and Table 2.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr57/nvsr57_02.pdf [PDF, 745KB]
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