Table 1.63e Infant mortality per 1,000 live births, by State, 1998 and 2002 |
|
2002 |
1998 |
State |
Number |
Rate |
Standard error |
Number |
Rate |
Standard error |
United States |
27,970 |
7.0 |
0.0 |
28,325 |
7.2 |
0.0 |
Alabama |
538 |
9.1 |
0.4 |
627 |
10.1 |
0.4 |
Alaska |
56 |
5.6 |
0.8 |
59 |
5.9 |
0.8 |
Arizona |
564 |
6.4 |
0.3 |
588 |
7.5 |
0.3 |
Arkansas |
313 |
8.4 |
0.5 |
329 |
8.9 |
0.5 |
California |
2,873 |
5.4 |
0.1 |
2,994 |
5.7 |
0.1 |
Colorado |
409 |
6.0 |
0.3 |
402 |
6.7 |
0.3 |
Connecticut |
273 |
6.5 |
0.4 |
306 |
7.0 |
0.4 |
Delaware |
95 |
8.6 |
0.9 |
100 |
9.5 |
1.0 |
District of Columbia |
85 |
11.0 |
1.2 |
96 |
12.5 |
1.2 |
Florida |
1,547 |
7.5 |
0.2 |
1,423 |
7.3 |
0.2 |
Georgia |
1,195 |
9.0 |
0.3 |
1,027 |
8.4 |
0.3 |
Hawaii |
130 |
7.4 |
0.7 |
121 |
6.9 |
0.6 |
Idaho |
127 |
6.1 |
0.5 |
139 |
7.2 |
0.6 |
Illinois |
1,334 |
7.4 |
0.2 |
1,538 |
8.4 |
0.2 |
Indiana |
660 |
7.8 |
0.3 |
643 |
7.6 |
0.3 |
Iowa |
200 |
5.3 |
0.4 |
242 |
6.5 |
0.4 |
Kansas |
282 |
7.2 |
0.4 |
271 |
7.1 |
0.4 |
Kentucky |
389 |
7.2 |
0.4 |
410 |
7.5 |
0.4 |
Louisiana |
668 |
10.0 |
0.4 |
609 |
9.1 |
0.4 |
Maine |
58 |
4.3 |
0.6 |
90 |
6.6 |
0.7 |
Maryland |
555 |
7.6 |
0.3 |
616 |
8.6 |
0.3 |
Massachusetts |
391 |
4.8 |
0.2 |
423 |
5.2 |
0.3 |
Michigan |
1,056 |
8.1 |
0.3 |
1,097 |
8.2 |
0.2 |
Minnesota |
363 |
5.3 |
0.3 |
385 |
5.9 |
0.3 |
Mississippi |
423 |
10.0 |
0.5 |
434 |
10.1 |
0.5 |
Missouri |
638 |
8.5 |
0.3 |
580 |
7.7 |
0.3 |
Montana |
83 |
7.5 |
0.8 |
83 |
7.7 |
0.8 |
Nebraska |
178 |
7.0 |
0.5 |
172 |
7.3 |
0.6 |
Nevada |
198 |
6.1 |
0.4 |
205 |
7.1 |
0.5 |
New Hampshire |
72 |
5.0 |
0.6 |
63 |
4.4 |
0.6 |
New Jersey |
656 |
5.7 |
0.2 |
731 |
6.4 |
0.2 |
New Mexico |
170 |
6.1 |
0.5 |
197 |
7.2 |
0.5 |
New York |
1,508 |
6.0 |
0.2 |
1,612 |
6.2 |
0.2 |
North Carolina |
955 |
8.1 |
0.3 |
1,036 |
9.3 |
0.3 |
North Dakota |
49 |
6.3 |
0.9 |
70 |
8.8 |
1.1 |
Ohio |
1,181 |
7.9 |
0.2 |
1,212 |
7.9 |
0.2 |
Oklahoma |
415 |
8.2 |
0.4 |
419 |
8.5 |
0.4 |
Oregon |
258 |
5.7 |
0.4 |
244 |
5.4 |
0.3 |
Pennsylvania |
1,088 |
7.6 |
0.2 |
1,041 |
7.1 |
0.2 |
Rhode Island |
91 |
7.1 |
0.7 |
91 |
7.2 |
0.8 |
South Carolina |
508 |
9.3 |
0.4 |
514 |
9.5 |
0.4 |
South Dakota |
72 |
6.7 |
0.8 |
95 |
9.2 |
0.9 |
Tennessee |
721 |
9.3 |
0.3 |
633 |
8.2 |
0.3 |
Texas |
2,353 |
6.3 |
0.1 |
2,179 |
6.4 |
0.1 |
Utah |
273 |
5.6 |
0.3 |
257 |
5.7 |
0.4 |
Vermont |
28 |
4.4 |
0.8 |
45 |
6.8 |
1.0 |
Virginia |
737 |
7.4 |
0.3 |
719 |
7.6 |
0.3 |
Washington |
455 |
5.8 |
0.3 |
456 |
5.7 |
0.3 |
West Virginia |
185 |
8.9 |
0.7 |
166 |
8.0 |
0.6 |
Wisconsin |
468 |
6.8 |
0.3 |
489 |
7.2 |
0.3 |
Wyoming |
44 |
6.7 |
1.0 |
46 |
7.4 |
1.1 |
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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