- In 2005, infant mortality rates for Hispanic subpopulations ranged from 4.4 per 1,000 live births to 8.3 per 1,000 live births, compared to the non-Hispanic white infant mortality rate of 5.8 per 1,000 live births.
- In 2005, Puerto Ricans had 1.4 times the infant mortality rate of non-Hispanic whites.
- Puerto Rican infants were twice as likely to die from causes related to low birthweight, compared to non-Hispanic white infants.
- Mexican American mothers were 2.3 times as likely as non-Hispanic white mothers to begin prenatal care in the 3rd trimester, or not receive prenatal care at all.
At a glance – Infant Mortality Rate:
Race of Mother |
Infant mortality rate |
Ratio vs. Non-Hispanic White |
---|---|---|
Non-Hispanic White |
5.8 |
-- |
Total Hispanic |
5.6 |
1.0 |
Mexican |
5.5 |
0.9 |
Puerto Rican |
8.3 |
1.4 |
Cuban |
4.4 |
0.8 |
Central and South American |
4.7 |
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 2.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr57/nvsr57_02.pdf [PDF, 745KB]
At a glance – Leading Causes of Infant Mortality:
Cause of Death |
# Total |
Hispanic |
#Non- |
Non- |
Hispanic/ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
(1) Congenital malformations |
1,373 |
139.3 |
2,851 |
125.0 |
1.1 |
(2) Low-Birthweight |
892 |
90.5 |
1,725 |
75.7 |
1.2 |
(3) Maternal complications |
299 |
30.3 |
734 |
32.2 |
0.9 |
(4) Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) |
277 |
28.1 |
1,264 |
55.4 |
0.5 |
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]
Cause of Death |
# |
Mexican |
#Non- |
Non- |
Mexican/ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
(1) Congenital malformations |
1,020 |
147.1 |
2,851 |
125.0 |
1.2 |
(2) Low-Birthweight |
595 |
85.8 |
1,725 |
75.7 |
1.1 |
(3) Maternal complications |
209 |
30.1 |
734 |
32.2 |
0.9 |
(4) Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) |
198 |
28.6 |
1,264 |
55.4 |
0.5 |
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]
Cause of Death |
# Puerto |
Puerto |
#Non- |
Non- |
Puerto |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
(1) Low-Birthweight |
104 |
164.2 |
1,725 |
75.7 |
2.2 |
(2) Congenital malformations |
87 |
137.4 |
2,851 |
125.0 |
1.1 |
(3) Maternal complications |
41 |
64.7 |
734 |
32.2 |
2.0 |
(4) Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) |
25 |
39.5 |
1,264 |
55.4 |
0.7 |
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]
Cause of Death |
# |
Central/South |
#Non- |
Non- |
Central/South |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
(1) Congenital malformations |
174 |
115.1 |
2,851 |
125.0 |
0.9 |
(2) Low-Birthweight |
117 |
77.4 |
1,725 |
75.7 |
1.0 |
(5) Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) |
27 |
17.9 |
1,264 |
55.4 |
0.3 |
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:
Race of Mother |
% Received Prenatal Care |
Ratio vs. Non-Hispanic White |
---|---|---|
Non-Hispanic White |
88.7 |
-- |
Total Hispanic |
77.6 |
0.9 |
Mexican |
77.6 |
0.9 |
Puerto Rican |
80.1 |
0.9 |
Cuban |
86.2 |
1.0 |
Central and South American |
76.6 |
0.9 |
Source: CDC 2009. Health United States, 2008. Table 7
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf [PDF | 12.2MB]
Race of Mother |
% Received Late or No |
Ratio vs. Non-Hispanic White |
---|---|---|
Non-Hispanic White |
2.2 |
-- |
Total Hispanic |
5.1 |
2.3 |
Mexican |
5.0 |
2.3 |
Puerto Rican |
4.1 |
1.9 |
Cuban |
2.5 |
1.1 |
Central and South American |
5.6 |
2.5 |
Source: CDC 2009. Health United States, 2008. Table 7
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf [PDF | 12.2MB]
At a glance – Characteristics of Mother:
Race of Mother |
% Mothers Who Smoked |
Ratio vs. Non-Hispanic White |
---|---|---|
Non-Hispanic White |
13.9 |
-- |
Total Hispanic |
2.9 |
0.2 |
Mexican |
2.1 |
0.2 |
Puerto Rican |
8.3 |
0.6 |
Cuban |
5.3 |
0.4 |
Central and South American |
1.1 |
0.1 |
Source: CDC 2009. Health United States, 2008. Table 11
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf [PDF | 12.2MB]
Race of Mother |
% Live Births |
Ratio vs. Non-Hispanic White |
---|---|---|
Non-Hispanic White |
11.0 |
-- |
Total Hispanic |
48.4 |
4.4 |
Mexican |
52.5 |
4.8 |
Puerto Rican |
31.6 |
2.9 |
Cuban |
13.0 |
1.2 |
Central and South American |
39.1 |
3.6 |
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 Hispanic |
8.0 |
0.2 |
Mexican |
6.1 |
0.2 |
Puerto Rican |
12.0 |
0.3 |
Cuban |
35.4 |
1.0 |
Central and South American |
14.2 |
0.9 |
Source: CDC 2007. Health United States, 2007. Table 11
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf
Hispanic |
Non-Hispanic White |
Hispanic/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|
5.2 |
9.3 |
0.6 |
Source: CDC 2007. Health United States, 2007. Table 19
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf [PDF | 12.2MB]
Hispanic |
Non-Hispanic White |
Hispanic/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|
4.6 |
4.1 |
1.1 |
Source: CDC 2008. Health United States, 2008. Table 19
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf [PDF | 12.2MB]
Age of mother |
Total Hispanic |
Non-Hispanic White |
Hispanic/Non- |
---|---|---|---|
Under 20 years |
7.2 |
10.0 |
0.7 |
20-24 years |
5.5 |
7.1 |
0.8 |
25-29 years |
4.9 |
5.1 |
1.0 |
30-34 years |
5.3 |
4.4 |
1.2 |
35-39 years |
6.0 |
5.1 |
1.2 |
40-54 years |
7.7 |
6.6 |
1.2 |
Source: CDC 2008. Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2005 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set. National Vital Statistics Reports 57(2). Table 2.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr57/nvsr57_02.pdf [PDF, 745KB]
Age of mother |
Mexican |
Non-Hispanic White |
Mexican/Non- |
---|---|---|---|
Under 20 years |
6.9 |
10.0 |
0.7 |
20-24 years |
5.4 |
7.1 |
0.8 |
25-29 years |
4.7 |
5.1 |
0.9 |
30-34 years |
5.4 |
4.4 |
1.2 |
35-39 years |
6.1 |
5.1 |
1.2 |
40-54 years |
8.3 |
6.6 |
1.3 |
Source: CDC 2008. Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2005 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set. National Vital Statistics Reports 57(2). Table 2.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr57/nvsr57_02.pdf [PDF, 745KB]
Age of mother |
Puerto Rican |
Non-Hispanic White |
Puerto Rican/Non- |
---|---|---|---|
Under 20 years |
10.4 |
10.0 |
1.0 |
20-24 years |
7.7 |
7.1 |
1.1 |
25-29 years |
8.5 |
5.1 |
1.7 |
30-34 years |
6.8 |
4.4 |
1.5 |
35-39 years |
7.1 |
5.1 |
1.4 |
40-54 years |
-- |
6.6 |
-- |
Source: CDC 2008. Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2005 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set. National Vital Statistics Reports 57(2). Table 2.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr57/nvsr57_02.pdf [PDF, 745KB]
Age of mother |
Central and South |
Non-Hispanic White |
Central and South |
---|---|---|---|
Under 20 years |
5.5 |
10.0 |
0.6 |
20-24 years |
4.8 |
7.1 |
0.7 |
25-29 years |
4.3 |
5.1 |
0.8 |
30-34 years |
4.2 |
4.4 |
1.0 |
35-39 years |
5.6 |
5.1 |
1.1 |
40-54 years |
5.8 |
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 2.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr57/nvsr57_02.pdf [PDF, 745KB]
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