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122. Infant, Maternal, and Neonatal Mortality Rates and Fetal Mortality Ratios, by Race
[Deaths per 1,000 live births, except as noted. Excludes
deaths of nonresidents of U.S. Beginning 1980, race for live births
tabulated according to race of mother, for infant and neonatal
mortality rates. Beginning 1989, race for live births tabulated
according to race of mother, for maternal mortality rates and
mortality rates. See also Appendix III]
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| Item and Race |
1970 |
1971 |
1972 |
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1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
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1997 |
1998 |
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| Infant deaths 1 |
20.0 |
19.1 |
18.5 |
17.7 |
16.7 |
16.1 |
15.2 |
14.1 |
13.8 |
13.1 |
12.6 |
11.9 |
11.5 |
11.2 |
10.8 |
10.6 |
10.4 |
10.1 |
10.0 |
9.8 |
9.2 |
8.9 |
8.5 |
8.4 |
8.0 |
7.6 |
7.3 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
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| White |
17.8 |
17.1 |
16.4 |
15.8 |
14.8 |
14.2 |
13.3 |
12.3 |
12.0 |
11.4 |
10.9 |
10.3 |
9.9 |
9.6 |
9.3 |
9.2 |
8.8 |
8.5 |
8.4 |
8.1 |
7.6 |
7.3 |
6.9 |
6.8 |
6.6 |
6.3 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
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| Black and other |
30.9 |
28.5 |
27.7 |
26.2 |
24.9 |
24.2 |
23.5 |
21.7 |
21.1 |
19.8 |
20.2 |
18.8 |
18.3 |
17.8 |
17.1 |
16.8 |
16.7 |
16.5 |
16.1 |
16.3 |
15.5 |
15.1 |
14.4 |
14.1 |
13.5 |
(NA) |
(NA) |
(NA) |
(NA) |
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| Black |
32.6 |
(NA) |
(NA) |
(NA) |
(NA) |
26.2 |
(NA) |
(NA) |
23.1 |
21.8 |
22.2 |
20.8 |
20.5 |
20.0 |
19.2 |
19.0 |
18.9 |
18.8 |
18.5 |
18.6 |
18.0 |
17.6 |
16.8 |
16.5 |
15.8 |
15.1 |
14.2 |
13.7 |
14.1 |
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| Maternal deaths 2 |
21.5 |
18.8 |
18.8 |
15.2 |
14.6 |
12.8 |
12.3 |
11.2 |
9.6 |
9.6 |
9.2 |
8.5 |
7.9 |
8.0 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
7.2 |
6.6 |
8.4 |
7.9 |
8.2 |
7.9 |
7.8 |
7.5 |
8.3 |
7.1 |
7.6 |
8.4 |
(NA) |
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| White |
14.4 |
13.0 |
14.3 |
10.7 |
10.0 |
9.1 |
9.0 |
7.7 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
6.7 |
6.3 |
5.8 |
5.9 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
4.9 |
5.1 |
5.9 |
5.6 |
5.4 |
5.8 |
5.0 |
4.8 |
6.2 |
4.2 |
5.1 |
5.8 |
(NA) |
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| Black and other |
55.9 |
45.3 |
38.5 |
34.6 |
35.1 |
29.0 |
26.5 |
26.0 |
23.0 |
22.7 |
19.8 |
17.3 |
16.4 |
16.3 |
16.9 |
18.1 |
16.0 |
12.0 |
17.4 |
16.5 |
19.1 |
15.6 |
18.2 |
17.6 |
16.2 |
18.5 |
16.9 |
18.3 |
(NA) |
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| Black |
59.8 |
(NA) |
(NA) |
(NA) |
(NA) |
31.3 |
(NA) |
(NA) |
25.0 |
25.1 |
21.5 |
20.4 |
18.2 |
18.3 |
19.7 |
20.4 |
18.8 |
14.2 |
19.5 |
18.4 |
22.4 |
18.3 |
20.8 |
20.5 |
18.5 |
22.1 |
20.3 |
20.8 |
(NA) |
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| Fetal deaths 3 |
14.2 |
13.4 |
12.7 |
12.2 |
11.5 |
10.7 |
10.5 |
9.8 |
9.7 |
9.4 |
9.2 |
9.0 |
8.9 |
8.5 |
8.2 |
7.9 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
7.3 |
7.4 |
(NA) |
(NA) |
(NA) |
(NA) |
(NA) |
(NA) |
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| White |
12.4 |
11.8 |
11.2 |
10.8 |
10.2 |
9.5 |
9.3 |
8.7 |
8.5 |
8.4 |
8.2 |
8.0 |
7.9 |
7.5 |
7.4 |
7.0 |
6.8 |
6.7 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
6.2 |
6.3 |
(NA) |
(NA) |
(NA) |
(NA) |
(NA) |
(NA) |
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| Black and other |
22.6 |
21.2 |
19.5 |
18.6 |
17.0 |
16.0 |
15.2 |
14.6 |
14.7 |
13.8 |
13.4 |
12.8 |
12.7 |
12.4 |
11.5 |
11.3 |
11.2 |
11.5 |
11.4 |
11.7 |
11.9 |
11.4 |
11.7 |
(NA) |
(NA) |
(NA) |
(NA) |
(NA) |
(NA) |
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| Neonatal deaths 4 |
15.1 |
14.2 |
13.6 |
13.0 |
12.3 |
11.6 |
10.9 |
9.9 |
9.5 |
8.9 |
8.5 |
8.0 |
7.7 |
7.3 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
6.7 |
6.5 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
5.1 |
4.9 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
(NA) |
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| White |
13.8 |
13.0 |
12.4 |
11.8 |
11.1 |
10.4 |
9.7 |
8.7 |
8.4 |
7.9 |
7.4 |
7.0 |
6.7 |
6.3 |
6.1 |
6.0 |
5.7 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
5.1 |
4.8 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
(NA) |
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| Black and other |
21.4 |
19.6 |
19.2 |
17.9 |
17.2 |
16.8 |
16.3 |
14.7 |
14.0 |
12.9 |
13.2 |
12.5 |
12.0 |
11.4 |
10.9 |
11.0 |
10.8 |
10.7 |
10.3 |
10.3 |
9.9 |
9.5 |
9.2 |
9.0 |
8.6 |
(NA) |
(NA) |
(NA) |
(NA) |
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| Black |
22.8 |
(NA) |
(NA) |
(NA) |
(NA) |
18.3 |
(NA) |
(NA) |
15.5 |
14.3 |
14.6 |
14.0 |
13.6 |
12.9 |
12.3 |
12.6 |
12.3 |
12.3 |
12.1 |
11.9 |
11.6 |
11.2 |
10.8 |
10.7 |
10.2 |
9.8 |
9.2 |
9.0 |
(NA) |
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NA Not available.
1 Represents deaths of infants under 1 year old, exclusive of fetal
deaths.
2 Per 100,000 live births from deliveries and complications of
pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium. Beginning 1979, deaths are
classified according to the ninth revision of the International
Classification of Diseases; earlier years classified according to the
revision in use at the time; see text, section 2.
3 Beginning 1970, includes only those deaths with stated or presumed
period of gestation of 20 weeks or more; for prior years, includes
gestational age not stated.
4 Represents deaths of infants under 28 days old, exclusive of fetal
deaths.
Source: U.S. National Center for Health Statistics,
Vital Staistics of the United States, annual;
and National Vital Statistics Report (NSVR)
(formerly Monthly Vital Statistics Report).
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss.htm
http://www.allcountries.org/uscensus/122_infant_maternal_and_neonatal_mortality_rates.html
These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.
Copyright © 2006 Photius Coutsoukis and Information Technology Associates, all rights reserved.
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