Table 1.63f
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births, birthweight < 1,500 grams, by State, 2002 |
| State |
Number |
Rate |
Standard error |
| |
|
|
|
| United States |
14,885 |
250.8 |
2.3 |
| |
|
|
|
| Alabama |
302 |
247.3 |
15.9 |
| Alaska |
12 |
DSU |
DSU |
| Arizona |
281 |
286.1 |
19.4 |
| Arkansas |
139 |
239.3 |
22.6 |
| California |
1,453 |
237.3 |
6.9 |
| Colorado |
210 |
232.9 |
17.8 |
| Connecticut |
180 |
266.3 |
22.3 |
| Delaware |
68 |
307.7 |
42.7 |
| District of Columbia |
53 |
261.7 |
40.3 |
| Florida |
857 |
257.8 |
9.9 |
| Georgia |
670 |
288.7 |
12.7 |
| Hawaii |
69 |
252.8 |
34.1 |
| Idaho |
51 |
256.3 |
40.2 |
| Illinois |
751 |
250.4 |
10.2 |
| Indiana |
352 |
293.8 |
17.8 |
| Iowa |
102 |
232.1 |
25.5 |
| Kansas |
152 |
296.0 |
27.3 |
| Kentucky |
164 |
184.5 |
15.7 |
| Louisiana |
359 |
267.7 |
15.9 |
| Maine |
28 |
174.1 |
35.6 |
| Maryland |
338 |
240.3 |
14.6 |
| Massachusetts |
238 |
216.9 |
15.5 |
| Michigan |
606 |
293.7 |
13.6 |
| Minnesota |
168 |
203.1 |
17.2 |
| Mississippi |
243 |
261.7 |
18.9 |
| Missouri |
323 |
274.0 |
17.2 |
| Montana |
38 |
304.5 |
56.5 |
| Nebraska |
90 |
273.6 |
32.5 |
| Nevada |
84 |
203.8 |
24.4 |
| New Hampshire |
35 |
223.3 |
41.7 |
| New Jersey |
385 |
216.8 |
12.2 |
| New Mexico |
75 |
211.8 |
26.9 |
| New York |
890 |
230.4 |
8.6 |
| North Carolina |
566 |
261.3 |
12.3 |
| North Dakota |
19 |
DSU |
DSU |
| Ohio |
658 |
269.0 |
11.8 |
| Oklahoma |
187 |
288.6 |
24.0 |
| Oregon |
122 |
261.2 |
26.6 |
| Pennsylvania |
633 |
271.7 |
12.2 |
| Rhode Island |
54 |
238.2 |
36.0 |
| South Carolina |
286 |
270.1 |
18.0 |
| South Dakota |
25 |
260.7 |
58.5 |
| Tennessee |
356 |
265.5 |
15.8 |
| Texas |
1,121 |
219.9 |
7.3 |
| Utah |
121 |
255.8 |
26.1 |
| Vermont |
13 |
DSU |
DSU |
| Virginia |
428 |
259.6 |
14.1 |
| Washington |
189 |
240.6 |
19.5 |
| West Virginia |
88 |
283.4 |
34.2 |
| Wisconsin |
233 |
271.9 |
20.1 |
| Wyoming |
18 |
DSU |
DSU |
| |
|
|
|
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality (< 20 deaths).
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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