2007 National Healthcare Quality Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 1.74a

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Table 1.74a
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births, all birthweights, United States, 1998 and 2004

Population group		2004			1998
Population group		Number^a	Rate	Standard error	Number^a	Rate	Standard error
Total		27,860	6.8	0.0	28,325	7.2	0.0
Mother's age	0-14	116	17.1	1.6	174	18.4	1.4
	15-19	3,998	9.6	0.2	4,848	10.0	0.1
	20-24	7,953	7.7	0.1	7,543	7.8	0.1
	25-29	6,576	6.0	0.1	6,840	6.3	0.1
	30-34	5,281	5.5	0.1	5,318	6.0	0.1
	35 and over	3,936	6.7	0.1	3,601	7.1	0.1
Race	American Indian/Alaska Native	371	8.4	0.4	376	9.3	0.5
	Asian/Pacific Islander	1,070	4.7	0.1	956	5.5	0.2
	Black	8,162	13.2	0.1	8,418	13.8	0.2
	White	18,257	5.7	0.0	18,575	6.0	0.0
Ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	5,248	5.5	0.1	4,228	5.8	0.1
	Non-Hispanic, all races	22,203	7.1	0.0	23,605	7.5	0.0
	Non-Hispanic, Black	7,869	13.6	0.2	8,233	13.9	0.2
	Non-Hispanic, White	13,001	5.7	0.1	14,119	6.0	0.1
Gender	Male	15,653	7.4	0.1	15,738	7.8	0.1
Gender	Female	12,207	6.1	0.1	12,588	6.5	0.1
Mother's education, age 20 and over	Less than high school	3,912	7.5	0.1	4,429	8.2	0.1
	High school graduate	6,282	7.4	0.1	8,412	7.6	0.1
	At least some college	7,718	5.0	0.1	9,268	5.3	0.1

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

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