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Table 1.67e
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births, by State, 1998 and 2003
| |
2003 |
1998 |
| State |
Numbera |
Rate |
Standard error |
Numbera |
Rate |
Standard error |
| United States |
27,995 |
6.8 |
0.0 |
28,325 |
7.2 |
0.0 |
| Alabama |
515 |
8.6 |
0.4 |
627 |
10.1 |
0.4 |
| Alaska |
69 |
6.9 |
0.8 |
59 |
5.9 |
0.8 |
| Arizona |
591 |
6.5 |
0.3 |
588 |
7.5 |
0.3 |
| Arkansas |
327 |
8.7 |
0.5 |
329 |
8.9 |
0.5 |
| California |
2,800 |
5.2 |
0.1 |
2,994 |
5.7 |
0.1 |
| Colorado |
425 |
6.1 |
0.3 |
402 |
6.7 |
0.3 |
| Connecticut |
228 |
5.3 |
0.4 |
306 |
7.0 |
0.4 |
| Delaware |
107 |
9.4 |
0.9 |
100 |
9.5 |
1.0 |
| District of Columbia |
81 |
10.0 |
1.1 |
96 |
12.5 |
1.2 |
| Florida |
1,586 |
7.5 |
0.2 |
1,423 |
7.3 |
0.2 |
| Georgia |
1,152 |
8.5 |
0.3 |
1,027 |
8.4 |
0.3 |
| Hawaii |
138 |
7.6 |
0.6 |
121 |
6.9 |
0.6 |
| Idaho |
137 |
6.3 |
0.5 |
139 |
7.2 |
0.6 |
| Illinois |
1,406 |
7.7 |
0.2 |
1,538 |
8.4 |
0.2 |
| Indiana |
665 |
7.7 |
0.3 |
643 |
7.6 |
0.3 |
| Iowa |
217 |
5.7 |
0.4 |
242 |
6.5 |
0.4 |
| Kansas |
262 |
6.6 |
0.4 |
271 |
7.1 |
0.4 |
| Kentucky |
376 |
6.8 |
0.4 |
410 |
7.5 |
0.4 |
| Louisiana |
600 |
9.2 |
0.4 |
609 |
9.1 |
0.4 |
| Maine |
70 |
5.1 |
0.6 |
90 |
6.6 |
0.7 |
| Maryland |
617 |
8.2 |
0.3 |
616 |
8.6 |
0.3 |
| Massachusetts |
381 |
4.7 |
0.2 |
423 |
5.2 |
0.3 |
| Michigan |
1,124 |
8.6 |
0.3 |
1,097 |
8.2 |
0.2 |
| Minnesota |
324 |
4.6 |
0.3 |
385 |
5.9 |
0.3 |
| Mississippi |
460 |
10.0 |
0.5 |
434 |
10.1 |
0.5 |
| Missouri |
609 |
7.9 |
0.3 |
580 |
7.7 |
0.3 |
| Montana |
82 |
7.2 |
0.8 |
83 |
7.7 |
0.8 |
| Nebraska |
142 |
5.5 |
0.5 |
172 |
7.3 |
0.6 |
| Nevada |
192 |
5.7 |
0.4 |
205 |
7.1 |
0.5 |
| New Hampshire |
60 |
4.2 |
0.5 |
63 |
4.4 |
0.6 |
| New Jersey |
655 |
5.6 |
0.2 |
731 |
6.4 |
0.2 |
| New Mexico |
158 |
5.7 |
0.5 |
197 |
7.2 |
0.5 |
| New York |
1,546 |
6.1 |
0.2 |
1,612 |
6.2 |
0.2 |
| North Carolina |
968 |
8.2 |
0.3 |
1,036 |
9.3 |
0.3 |
| North Dakota |
58 |
7.3 |
1.0 |
70 |
8.8 |
1.1 |
| Ohio |
1,162 |
7.8 |
0.2 |
1,212 |
7.9 |
0.2 |
| Oklahoma |
392 |
7.7 |
0.4 |
419 |
8.5 |
0.4 |
| Oregon |
257 |
5.6 |
0.4 |
244 |
5.4 |
0.3 |
| Pennsylvania |
1,071 |
7.3 |
0.2 |
1,041 |
7.1 |
0.2 |
| Rhode Island |
89 |
6.7 |
0.7 |
91 |
7.2 |
0.8 |
| South Carolina |
464 |
8.3 |
0.4 |
514 |
9.5 |
0.4 |
| South Dakota |
73 |
6.6 |
0.8 |
95 |
9.2 |
0.9 |
| Tennessee |
728 |
9.2 |
0.3 |
633 |
8.2 |
0.3 |
| Texas |
2,466 |
6.5 |
0.1 |
2,179 |
6.4 |
0.1 |
| Utah |
250 |
5.0 |
0.3 |
257 |
5.7 |
0.4 |
| Vermont |
34 |
5.2 |
0.9 |
45 |
6.8 |
1.0 |
| Virginia |
778 |
7.7 |
0.3 |
719 |
7.6 |
0.3 |
| Washington |
450 |
5.6 |
0.3 |
456 |
5.7 |
0.3 |
| West Virginia |
156 |
7.5 |
0.6 |
166 |
8.0 |
0.6 |
| Wisconsin |
458 |
6.5 |
0.3 |
489 |
7.2 |
0.3 |
| Wyoming |
36 |
5.4 |
0.9 |
46 |
7.4 |
1.1 |
a The number of deaths for infant mortality is based on a record weight from the linked birth and infant death file that adjusts for the approximately 2-3% of records each year that cannot be linked to their corresponding birth certificates. Therefore, because of number rounding, the number of deaths for subgroups may not add to the total.
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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