State Data

Infant and Neonatal Mortality Rates, by Race of Mother and State: 2002
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System
 
Infant Mortality***
Neonatal Mortality****
State
All*
White**
Black**
All*
White**
Black**
Alabama
9.1
7.1
13.9
5.9
4.6
8.9
Alaska
5.5
4.2
N/A
2.0
N/A
N/A
Arizona
6.4
6.2
13.0
4.1
4.1
N/A
Arkansas
8.3
6.9
13.9
5.1
4.2
8.3
California
5.5
5.2
12.9
3.7
3.5
8.0
Colorado
6.1
5.5
21.1
4.0
3.6
13.6
Connecticut
6.5
5.5
14.2
4.7
4.2
9.0
Delaware
8.7
7.3
12.9
7.0
6.1
10.3
District of Columbia
11.3
N/A
14.5
7.6
N/A
9.3
Florida
7.5
5.8
13.6
5.0
3.9
9.1
Georgia
8.9
6.6
13.7
5.9
4.2
9.4
Hawaii
7.3
N/A
N/A
4.7
N/A
N/A
Idaho
6.1
6.1
N/A
4.0
4.1
N/A
Illinois
7.4
5.6
16.3
5.0
4.0
10.2
Indiana
7.7
6.8
15.3
5.3
4.7
9.6
Iowa
5.3
5.1
N/A
3.6
3.5
N/A
Kansas
7.1
6.5
15.2
4.8
4.4
10.0
Kentucky
7.2
6.6
14.2
4.2
4.0
6.7
Louisiana
10.3
6.9
15.0
6.6
4.4
9.7
Maine
4.4
4.3
N/A
3.2
3.1
N/A
Maryland
7.5
5.3
12.3
5.4
3.9
8.5
Massachusetts
4.9
4.5
9.1
3.7
3.5
6.1
Michigan
8.1
6.0
18.5
5.5
4.2
12.1
Minnesota
5.4
5.0
10.3
3.5
3.5
4.9
Mississippi
10.3
6.9
14.8
6.8
4.4
9.8
Missouri
8.5
7.1
17.1
5.5
4.7
11.0
Montana
7.5
7.1
N/A
4.9
4.7
N/A
Nebraska
7.0
6.1
20.8
4.8
4.2
15.3
Nevada
6.0
5.1
18.4
3.9
3.3
10.7
New Hampshire
5.0
5.3
N/A
3.5
3.7
N/A
New Jersey
5.7
4.5
12.8
4.1
3.2
9.2
New Mexico
6.3
5.7
N/A
4.3
4.0
N/A
New York
6.0
5.4
9.9
4.3
3.9
6.7
North Carolina
8.2
5.9
15.6
5.6
3.8
11.5
North Dakota
6.3
5.6
N/A
4.1
3.7
N/A
Ohio
7.9
6.2
17.7
5.4
4.2
12.1
Oklahoma
8.1
7.1
17.2
5.1
4.4
11.1
Oregon
5.8
5.6
N/A
3.8
3.8
N/A
Pennsylvania
7.6
6.6
15.1
5.6
4.9
10.2
Rhode Island
7.0
6.4
N/A
4.8
4.3
N/A
South Carolina
9.3
6.0
15.8
6.3
3.9
11.2
South Dakota
6.5
4.9
N/A
3.6
2.9
N/A
Tennessee
9.4
7.0
18.3
5.9
4.2
12.5
Texas
6.4
5.6
13.5
3.9
3.4
8.3
Utah
5.6
5.5
N/A
3.8
3.8
N/A
Vermont
4.4
4.5
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Virginia
7.4
5.5
14.6
5.1
3.6
10.8
Washington
5.8
5.5
12.7
3.7
3.5
8.8
West Virginia
9.1
8.5
N/A
5.3
5.0
N/A
Wisconsin
6.9
5.6
18.9
4.8
4.0
12.9
Wyoming
6.7
6.8
N/A
3.8
3.9
N/A

N/A Figure does not meet standards of reliability or precision.
* Includes races other than White or Black.
** Includes Hispanics.
*** Rates are deaths less than one year per 1,000 live births in specified group.
**** Rates are deaths under 28 days per 1,000 live births in specified group.

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