Table 6_1_3-11

2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

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Table 6_1_3.11
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births, birth weight 1,500–2,499 grams, by State, 2003 and 2005
State	2005			2003
State	Number^a	Rate	SE	Number^a	Rate	SE
United States	4,082	14.7	0.2	3,976	15.0	0.2
Alabama	97	18.8	1.9	93	19.7	2.1
Alaska	*	*	*	*	*	*
Arizona	94	16.9	1.8	88	16.3	1.8
Arkansas	53	18.6	2.6	48	17.6	2.6
California	443	14.4	0.7	417	14.2	0.7
Colorado	67	12.3	1.5	50	9.3	1.3
Connecticut	30	11.3	2.1	*	*	*
Delaware	*	*	*	*	*	*
District of Columbia	*	*	*	*	*	*
Florida	222	13.7	0.9	237	16.1	1.1
Georgia	149	13.7	1.1	153	15.6	1.3
Hawaii	*	*	*	22	16.9	3.6
Idaho	20	15.7	3.5	*	*	*
Illinois	172	13.9	1.1	189	15.6	1.1
Indiana	102	17.1	1.7	103	18.5	1.8
Iowa	34	14.8	2.6	33	15.9	2.8
Kansas	34	14.6	2.5	44	17.8	2.7
Kentucky	54	12.7	1.7	45	11.4	1.7
Louisiana	97	17.2	1.8	88	15.8	1.7
Maine	*	*	*	*	*	*
Maryland	60	11.0	1.4	70	13.0	1.6
Massachusetts	46	9.3	1.4	39	7.9	1.3
Michigan	119	13.9	1.3	142	16.6	1.4
Minnesota	61	16.2	2.1	65	17.9	2.2
Mississippi	88	21.7	2.3	76	19.6	2.3
Missouri	100	19.2	1.9	96	19.4	2.0
Montana	*	*	*	*	*	*
Nebraska	28	18.5	3.5	20	13.5	3.0
Nevada	34	13.0	2.2	26	11.4	2.2
New Hampshire	*	*	*	*	*	*
New Jersey	75	9.9	1.2	88	11.5	1.2
New Mexico	30	14.5	2.6	25	12.4	2.5
New York	175	10.5	0.8	198	12.2	0.9
North Carolina	142	15.7	1.3	148	17.4	1.4
North Dakota	*	*	*	*	*	*
Ohio	163	15.5	1.2	159	15.6	1.2
Oklahoma	78	23.0	2.6	73	21.7	2.6
Oregon	36	15.5	2.6	38	16.1	2.6
Pennsylvania	158	16.0	1.3	133	14.0	1.2
Rhode Island	*	*	*	*	*	*
South Carolina	74	15.7	1.8	59	13.3	1.7
South Dakota	*	*	*	*	*	*
Tennessee	123	19.3	1.8	97	16.0	1.6
Texas	397	15.0	0.8	390	15.8	0.8
Utah	29	9.8	1.8	36	13.2	2.2
Vermont	*	*	*	*	*	*
Virginia	98	14.2	1.4	90	13.4	1.4
Washington	76	17.4	2.0	71	17.2	2.1
West Virginia	31	18.8	3.4	23	15.0	3.2
Wisconsin	69	16.9	2.1	59	15.3	2.0
Wyoming	*	*	*	*	*	*

^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.

* - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality (based on < 20 deaths).

Key: SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System - Linked Birth and Infant Death Data.

Current as of September 2009

Internet Citation: Table 6_1_3-11: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. September 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr08/6_maternalchildhealth/T6_1_3-11.html