Trends in Infant Mortality in the United States, 2005-2014

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• Personal Author:
  Mathews, T.J. ; Driscoll, Anne K.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  Key findings: ; Data from the National Vital Statistics System ; • In 2014, infant mortality rates for the United States reached new lows for Hispanic, non-Hispanic white, non- Hispanic black, and Asian or Pacific Islander populations. ; • From 2005 through 2014, declines in infant mortality rates were observed for all race and Hispanic-origin subgroups except among American Indian or Alaska Native persons. The largest declines were among infants of Asian or Pacific Islander (21%) and non- Hispanic black (20%) women. ; • Declines were observed from 2005-2007 to 2012-2014 for all Hispanic subgroups. The largest declines occurred among infants of Cuban (19%) and Puerto Rican (17%) women. ; • From 2005 through 2014, the infant mortality rate for sudden infant death syndrome declined 29%, which was the largest decline observed among the top five leading causes of infant death. ; Suggested citation: Mathews TJ, Driscoll AK. Trends in infant mortality in the United States, 2005-2014. NCHS data brief, no 279. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2017. ; CS274647
• Subjects:
  • Cause Of Death/in infancy & childhood
  • Cause Of Death/trends
  • Infant Mortality/trends
• Source:
  National Vital Statistics System
• Series:
  NCHS Data Briefs
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report ; Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Topic:
  Health Statistics
• Pages in Document:
  8 pdf pages
• Issue:
  279
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/45082/cdc_45082_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 408.48 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Main Document Checksum:
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