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Table 1.58b: Infant mortality per 1,000 live births, by State, 1998 and 2001
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2001 |
1998 |
| State |
Number |
Rate |
Standard error |
Number |
Rate |
Standard error |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
| United States |
27,523 |
6.8 |
0.0 |
28,325 |
7.2 |
0.0 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Alabama |
564 |
9.3 |
0.4 |
627 |
10.1 |
0.4 |
| Alaska |
79 |
7.9 |
0.9 |
59 |
5.9 |
0.8 |
| Arizona |
595 |
6.9 |
0.3 |
588 |
7.5 |
0.3 |
| Arkansas |
309 |
8.4 |
0.5 |
329 |
8.9 |
0.5 |
| California |
2,823 |
5.3 |
0.1 |
2,994 |
5.7 |
0.1 |
| Colorado |
390 |
5.8 |
0.3 |
402 |
6.7 |
0.3 |
| Connecticut |
258 |
6.0 |
0.4 |
306 |
7.0 |
0.4 |
| Delaware |
114 |
10.0 |
0.9 |
100 |
9.5 |
1.0 |
| District of Columbia |
83 |
10.0 |
1.1 |
96 |
12.5 |
1.2 |
| Florida |
1,493 |
7.3 |
0.2 |
1,423 |
7.3 |
0.2 |
| Georgia |
1,142 |
8.6 |
0.3 |
1,027 |
8.4 |
0.3 |
| Hawaii |
103 |
6.0 |
0.6 |
121 |
6.9 |
0.6 |
| Idaho |
130 |
6.3 |
0.6 |
139 |
7.2 |
0.6 |
| Illinois |
1,405 |
7.6 |
0.2 |
1,538 |
8.4 |
0.2 |
| Indiana |
652 |
7.5 |
0.3 |
643 |
7.6 |
0.3 |
| Iowa |
213 |
5.7 |
0.4 |
242 |
6.5 |
0.4 |
| Kansas |
289 |
7.4 |
0.4 |
271 |
7.1 |
0.4 |
| Kentucky |
322 |
5.9 |
0.3 |
410 |
7.5 |
0.4 |
| Louisiana |
651 |
10.0 |
0.4 |
609 |
9.1 |
0.4 |
| Maine |
85 |
6.2 |
0.7 |
90 |
6.6 |
0.7 |
| Maryland |
591 |
8.1 |
0.3 |
616 |
8.6 |
0.3 |
| Massachusetts |
404 |
5.0 |
0.2 |
423 |
5.2 |
0.3 |
| Michigan |
1,066 |
8.0 |
0.2 |
1,097 |
8.2 |
0.2 |
| Minnesota |
365 |
5.4 |
0.3 |
385 |
5.9 |
0.3 |
| Mississippi |
445 |
10.0 |
0.5 |
434 |
10.1 |
0.5 |
| Missouri |
554 |
7.3 |
0.3 |
580 |
7.7 |
0.3 |
| Montana |
80 |
7.3 |
0.8 |
83 |
7.7 |
0.8 |
| Nebraska |
168 |
6.8 |
0.5 |
172 |
7.3 |
0.6 |
| Nevada |
176 |
5.6 |
0.4 |
205 |
7.1 |
0.5 |
| New Hampshire |
56 |
3.8 |
0.5 |
63 |
4.4 |
0.6 |
| New Jersey |
741 |
6.4 |
0.2 |
731 |
6.4 |
0.2 |
| New Mexico |
173 |
6.4 |
0.5 |
197 |
7.2 |
0.5 |
| New York |
1,486 |
5.8 |
0.2 |
1,612 |
6.2 |
0.2 |
| North Carolina |
1,012 |
8.6 |
0.3 |
1,036 |
9.3 |
0.3 |
| North Dakota |
68 |
8.9 |
1.1 |
70 |
8.8 |
1.1 |
| Ohio |
1,159 |
7.6 |
0.2 |
1,212 |
7.9 |
0.2 |
| Oklahoma |
369 |
7.4 |
0.4 |
419 |
8.5 |
0.4 |
| Oregon |
243 |
5.4 |
0.3 |
244 |
5.4 |
0.3 |
| Pennsylvania |
1,035 |
7.2 |
0.2 |
1,041 |
7.1 |
0.2 |
| Rhode Island |
87 |
6.8 |
0.7 |
91 |
7.2 |
0.8 |
| South Carolina |
502 |
9.0 |
0.4 |
514 |
9.5 |
0.4 |
| South Dakota |
76 |
7.3 |
0.8 |
95 |
9.2 |
0.9 |
| Tennessee |
682 |
8.7 |
0.3 |
633 |
8.2 |
0.3 |
| Texas |
2,146 |
5.9 |
0.1 |
2,179 |
6.4 |
0.1 |
| Utah |
235 |
4.9 |
0.3 |
257 |
5.7 |
0.4 |
| Vermont |
36 |
5.7 |
1.0 |
45 |
6.8 |
1.0 |
| Virginia |
735 |
7.4 |
0.3 |
719 |
7.6 |
0.3 |
| Washington |
453 |
5.7 |
0.3 |
456 |
5.7 |
0.3 |
| West Virginia |
150 |
7.3 |
0.6 |
166 |
8.0 |
0.6 |
| Wisconsin |
492 |
7.1 |
0.3 |
489 |
7.2 |
0.3 |
| Wyoming |
37 |
6.1 |
1.0 |
46 |
7.4 |
1.1 |
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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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