[menu-bar.gif (21833 bytes)] Infant mortality rates, fetal mortality rates, and perinatal mortality rates, according to race: United States, selected years 1950-96 Updated 9/30/98 [Data are based on the National Vital Statistics System] Neonatal1 Late Under Under Fetal fetal Perinatal Race and 28 7 Post- mortality mortality mortality year Infant1 days days neonatal1 rate2 rate3 rate4 All races Deaths per 1,000 live births 19505 29.2 20.5 17.8 8.7 18.4 14.9 32.5 19605 26.0 18.7 16.7 7.3 15.8 12.1 28.6 1970 20.0 15.1 13.6 4.9 14.0 9.5 23.0 1980 12.6 8.5 7.1 4.1 9.1 6.2 13.2 1985 10.6 7.0 5.8 3.7 7.8 4.9 10.7 1988 10.0 6.3 5.2 3.6 7.5 4.5 9.7 1989 9.8 6.2 5.1 3.6 7.5 4.5 9.6 1990 9.2 5.8 4.8 3.4 7.5 4.3 9.1 1991 8.9 5.6 4.6 3.4 7.3 4.1 8.7 1992 8.5 5.4 4.4 3.1 7.4 4.1 8.5 1993 8.4 5.3 4.3 3.1 7.1 3.8 8.1 1994 8.0 5.1 4.2 2.9 7.0 3.7 7.9 1995 7.6 4.9 4.0 2.7 7.0 3.6 7.6 1996 7.3 4.8 3.8 2.5 6.9 3.6 7.4 Neonatal1 Late Under Under Fetal fetal Perinatal Race and 28 7 Post- mortality mortality mortality year Infant1 days days neonatal1 rate2 rate3 rate4 Race of child:6 White Deaths per 1,000 live births 19505 26.8 19.4 17.1 7.4 16.6 13.3 30.1 19605 22.9 17.2 15.6 5.7 13.9 10.8 26.2 1970 17.8 13.8 12.5 4.0 12.3 8.6 21.0 1980 11.0 7.5 6.2 3.5 8.1 5.7 11.9 Neonatal1 Late Under Under Fetal fetal Perinatal Race and 28 7 Post- mortality mortality mortality year Infant1 days days neonatal1 rate2 rate3 rate4 Race of mother:7 White Deaths per 1,000 live births 1980 10.9 7.4 6.1 3.5 8.1 5.7 11.8 1985 9.2 6.0 5.0 3.2 6.9 4.5 9.5 1988 8.4 5.3 4.3 3.1 6.4 4.0 8.3 1989 8.1 5.1 4.2 2.9 6.4 4.0 8.2 1990 7.6 4.8 3.9 2.8 6.4 3.8 7.7 1991 7.3 4.5 3.7 2.8 6.2 3.7 7.4 1992 6.9 4.3 3.5 2.6 6.2 3.7 7.2 1993 6.8 4.3 3.5 2.5 6.1 3.4 6.9 1994 6.6 4.2 3.4 2.4 6.0 3.3 6.7 1995 6.3 4.1 3.3 2.2 5.9 3.3 6.5 1996 6.1 4.0 3.2 2.1 5.9 3.3 6.4 Neonatal1 Late Under Under Fetal fetal Perinatal Race and 28 7 Post- mortality mortality mortality [>] year Infant1 days days neonatal1 rate2 rate3 rate4 Race of child:6 Black Deaths per 1,000 live births 19505 43.9 27.8 23.0 16.1 32.1 - - - - - - 19605 44.3 27.8 23.7 16.5 - - - - - - - - - 1970 32.6 22.8 20.3 9.9 23.2 - - - 34.5 1980 21.4 14.1 11.9 7.3 14.4 8.9 20.7 Neonatal1 Late Under Under Fetal fetal Perinatal Race and 28 7 Post- mortality mortality mortality year Infant1 days days neonatal1 rate2 rate3 rate4 Race of mother:7 Black Deaths per 1,000 live births 1980 22.2 14.6 12.3 7.6 14.7 9.1 21.3 1985 19.0 12.6 10.8 6.4 12.8 7.2 17.9 1988 18.5 12.1 10.3 6.5 13.0 6.9 17.1 1989 18.6 11.9 10.1 6.7 13.1 6.8 16.8 1990 18.0 11.6 9.7 6.4 13.3 6.7 16.4 1991 17.6 11.2 9.4 6.3 12.8 6.4 15.7 1992 16.8 10.8 9.0 6.0 13.3 6.4 15.4 1993 16.5 10.7 9.0 5.8 12.8 5.8 14.7 1994 15.8 10.2 8.6 5.6 12.5 5.8 14.3 1995 15.1 9.8 8.2 5.3 12.7 5.7 13.8 1996 14.7 9.6 7.8 5.1 12.5 5.5 13.3 - - - Data not available. 1Infant (under 1 year of age), neonatal (under 28 days), early neonatal (under 7 days), and postneonatal (28-365 days). 2Number of fetal deaths of 20 weeks or more gestation per 1,000 live births plus fetal deaths. 3Number of fetal deaths of 28 weeks or more gestation per 1,000 live births plus late fetal deaths. 4Number of late fetal deaths plus infant deaths within 7 days of birth per 1,000 live births plus late fetal deaths. 5Includes births and deaths of persons who were not residents of the 50 States and the District of Columbia. 6Infant deaths are tabulated by race of decedent; live births and fetal deaths are tabulated by race of child (see Appendix II, Race). 7Infant deaths are tabulated by race of decedent; fetal deaths and live births are tabulated by race of mother (see Appendix II, Race). NOTES: Infant mortality rates in this table are based on infant deaths from the mortality file (numerator) and live births from the natality file (denominator). Inconsistencies in reporting race for the same infant between the birth and death certificate can result in underestimated infant mortality rates for races other than white or black. Infant mortality rates for minority population groups are available from the national linked files of live births and infant deaths and are presented in tables 20-22. SOURCES: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics: Vital statistics of the United States, vol. II, mortality, part A, for data years 1950-96. Public Health Service. Washington. U.S. Government Printing Office; Peters KD, Kochanek KD, Murphy SL. Report of final mortality statistics, 1996. Monthly vital statistics report; vol 45. 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