Racial and ethnic differences in mortality rate of infants born to teen mothers : United States, 2017–2018

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• Personal Author:
  Woodall, Ashley M. ; Driscoll, Anne K.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.). Division of Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys. ; National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.). Division of Viral Hepatitis.
• Description:
  Data from the NationalVital Statistics System
  
  • In 2017–2018, infants of teenagers aged 15–19 had the highest rate of mortality (8.77 deaths per 1,000 live births) compared with infants of women aged 20 and over.
  
  • Mortality rates were highest for infants of non-Hispanic black teenagers (12.54) compared with infants of non-Hispanic white (8.43) and Hispanic (6.47) teenagers.
  
  • Infants of non-Hispanic black teenagers aged 15–19 had the highest mortality rates for four of the five leading causes of death compared with infants of non-Hispanic white and Hispanic teenagers.
  
  • The mortality rate of infants born to non-Hispanic black teenagers related to preterm birth and low birthweight (284.31 deaths per 100,000 live births) was more than double the rate of infants born to non-Hispanic white teenagers (119.18) and three times the rate of infants born to Hispanic teenagers (94.44).
  
  When compared with births among women aged 20 and over, teen pregnancies result in higher rates of neonatal and infant mortality, preterm birth, low birthweight, and maternal complications (1,2). Despite the declining birth rate for teenagers aged 15–19 since 1991, differences continue to occur in the mortality of infants born to teenagers by race and ethnicity and cause of death (1,3). This report examines 2017–2018 linked birth/infant death data from the NationalVital Statistics System to describe the recent pattern in racial and ethnic differences in mortality and the leading causes of death for infants born to teen mothers aged 15–19.
  
  Suggested citation: Woodall AM, Driscoll AK. Racial and ethnic differences in mortality rate of infants born to teen mothers: United States, 2017–2018. NCHS Data Brief, no 371. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2020.
  
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• Content Notes:
  Key findings -- Teenagers aged 15–19 had the highest infant, neonatal, and postneonatal mortality rates in 2017–2018. -- Total infant, neonatal, and postneonatal mortality rates were highest for infants born to non-Hispanic black teenagers and lowest for infants born to Hispanic teenagers. -- Disorders related to short gestation and low birthweight was the cause of death with the largest racial and ethnic disparities among the five leading causes of infant death. -- Summary -- Definitions -- Data source and methods -- About the authors -- References -- Suggested citation.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Infant Mortality Infant Mortality/ethnology Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications Pregnancy Outcome Young Adults
• Source:
  NCHS data brief ; no. 371 ; DHHS publication ; no. 2020–1209
• Series:
  NCHS Data Briefs
• Document Type:
  Journal Issue
• Genre:
  Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  7 Pages
• Issue:
  371
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
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