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Table 1.63g
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births, birthweight 1,500-2,499 grams, by State, 2002 |
| State |
Number |
Rate |
Standard error |
| |
|
|
|
| United States |
3,873 |
15.1 |
0.2 |
| |
|
|
|
| Alabama |
71 |
15.4 |
1.8 |
| Alaska |
11 |
DSU |
DSU |
| Arizona |
70 |
14.1 |
1.7 |
| Arkansas |
49 |
18.8 |
2.7 |
| California |
414 |
14.9 |
0.7 |
| Colorado |
57 |
11.0 |
1.5 |
| Connecticut |
31 |
11.8 |
2.1 |
| Delaware |
7 |
DSU |
DSU |
| District of Columbia |
3 |
DSU |
DSU |
| Florida |
210 |
15.0 |
1.0 |
| Georgia |
151 |
15.7 |
1.3 |
| Hawaii |
19 |
DSU |
DSU |
| Idaho |
23 |
21.1 |
4.4 |
| Illinois |
197 |
16.8 |
1.2 |
| Indiana |
87 |
16.3 |
1.8 |
| Iowa |
36 |
17.5 |
2.9 |
| Kansas |
41 |
18.3 |
2.9 |
| Kentucky |
62 |
16.4 |
2.1 |
| Louisiana |
88 |
16.1 |
1.7 |
| Maine |
4 |
DSU |
DSU |
| Maryland |
77 |
14.8 |
1.7 |
| Massachusetts |
41 |
8.2 |
1.3 |
| Michigan |
118 |
14.2 |
1.3 |
| Minnesota |
61 |
17.7 |
2.3 |
| Mississippi |
64 |
17.3 |
2.2 |
| Missouri |
87 |
17.9 |
1.9 |
| Montana |
12 |
DSU |
DSU |
| Nebraska |
28 |
18.8 |
3.6 |
| Nevada |
33 |
16.3 |
2.9 |
| New Hampshire |
11 |
DSU |
DSU |
| New Jersey |
75 |
10.1 |
1.2 |
| New Mexico |
30 |
16.0 |
2.9 |
| New York |
200 |
12.5 |
0.9 |
| North Carolina |
111 |
13.3 |
1.3 |
| North Dakota |
5 |
DSU |
DSU |
| Ohio |
145 |
14.6 |
1.2 |
| Oklahoma |
61 |
17.9 |
2.3 |
| Oregon |
25 |
11.7 |
2.4 |
| Pennsylvania |
156 |
16.7 |
1.3 |
| Rhode Island |
11 |
DSU |
DSU |
| South Carolina |
74 |
16.8 |
2.0 |
| South Dakota |
11 |
DSU |
DSU |
| Tennessee |
102 |
17.7 |
1.8 |
| Texas |
371 |
15.7 |
0.8 |
| Utah |
50 |
18.5 |
2.6 |
| Vermont |
11 |
DSU |
DSU |
| Virginia |
102 |
16.3 |
1.6 |
| Washington |
56 |
14.7 |
2.0 |
| West Virginia |
29 |
18.8 |
3.5 |
| Wisconsin |
71 |
19.3 |
2.3 |
| Wyoming |
8 |
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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