2005 National Healthcare Quality Report, Data Tables. Table 1.63c

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Table 1.63c
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births^a, birthweight 1,500 - 2,499 grams, United States, 2002

Population group		Number	Rate	Standard error

Total		3,873	15.1	0.2

Mother's age	Less than 15	14	DSU	DSU
	15-19	552	16.7	0.7
	20-24	1,106	16.7	0.5
	25-29	821	13.8	0.5
	30-34	750	13.5	0.5
	35 and over	630	15.6	0.6

Mother's race	AI/AN	61	24.0	3.1
	API	150	10.7	0.9
	Asian	83	9.7	1.1
	NHOPI	7	DSU	DSU
	Black	929	15.4	0.5
	White	2,733	15.3	0.3

Mother's ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	759	16.1	0.6
	Non-Hispanic, all races	3,075	14.9	0.3
	Non-Hispanic, Black	913	15.4	0.5
	Non-Hispanic, White	1,968	14.9	0.3

Gender	Male	2,054	17.2	0.4
Gender	Female	1,819	13.4	0.3

Mother's education (age 20 and over)	Less than high school graduate	735	18.2	0.7
	High school graduate	1,166	16.1	0.5
	At least some college	1,306	12.4	0.3

^a The numbers of deaths for infant mortality are based on a record weight from the linked birth and infant death file which adjusts for the approximately 2-3% of records each year which cannot be linked to their corresponding birth certificates. Therefore, because of number rounding, the number of deaths for sub-groups may not add to the total.

DSU - 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: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.

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

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