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Infant Mortality
Infant Mortality represents many factors
surrounding birth, including but not limited to: the health of the mother,
prenatal care, quality of the health services delivered to the mother and child
and infant care. In addition, high infant mortality rates are often considered
preventable and thus can be influenced by various education and care programs.
Table 34 displays the 2006 ranks, based on a two-year average using
2004 and 2005 data. (National Center for Health Statistics, Washington, D.C.
Some data is provisional.) Infant mortality varies greatly among states, from
less than 5.0 deaths per 1,000 live births in
Massachusetts and
Utah to more than 9.0 deaths per 1,000 live
births in Mississippi and
Louisiana. The national average is 6.6
deaths per 1,000 live births, down slightly from 6.7 deaths per 1,000 live
births in the 2005 Edition.
Since the 2005 Edition, the infant mortality rate dropped by
0.5 deaths or more per 1,000 live births in
Alaska and Arkansas. Infant mortality
increased by more than 0.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in
Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont,
South Carolina and
Mississippi. A year-to-year change in
states with a small number of births is common. All states have improved since
1990. Alaska,
Illinois,
New York, Georgia,
Montana and
New Jersey have experienced the largest
decreases in infant mortality rates, declining by 4.5 or more deaths per 1,000
live births.
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Table 34 - Infant Mortality
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ALPHABETICAL BY
STATE |
RANK ORDER |
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2006 RANK (1-50) |
STATE |
DEATHS PER 1,000
LIVE BIRTHS |
SCORE |
2006 RANK (1-50) |
STATE |
DEATHS PER 1,000
LIVE BIRTHS |
SCORE |
|
47 |
Alabama |
8.8 |
33 |
1 |
Massachusetts |
4.7 |
-29 |
|
15 |
Alaska |
5.7 |
-14 |
1 |
Utah |
4.7 |
-29 |
|
27 |
Arizona |
6.8 |
3 |
3 |
California |
5.1 |
-23 |
|
41 |
Arkansas |
8.1 |
23 |
3 |
Minnesota |
5.1 |
-23 |
|
3 |
California |
5.1 |
-23 |
3 |
New Jersey |
5.1 |
-23 |
|
25 |
Colorado |
6.5 |
-2 |
6 |
Iowa |
5.2 |
-21 |
|
11 |
Connecticut |
5.5 |
-17 |
6 |
Washington |
5.2 |
-21 |
|
37 |
Delaware |
7.6 |
15 |
8 |
Montana |
5.3 |
-20 |
|
29 |
Florida |
7.1 |
8 |
8 |
Rhode Island |
5.3 |
-20 |
|
41 |
Georgia |
8.1 |
23 |
8 |
Vermont |
5.3 |
-20 |
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16 |
Hawaii |
6.0 |
-9 |
11 |
Connecticut |
5.5 |
-17 |
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26 |
Idaho |
6.7 |
2 |
12 |
New Hampshire |
5.6 |
-15 |
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28 |
Illinois |
7.0 |
6 |
12 |
North Dakota |
5.6 |
-15 |
|
40 |
Indiana |
8.0 |
21 |
12 |
Oregon |
5.6 |
-15 |
|
6 |
Iowa |
5.2 |
-21 |
15 |
Alaska |
5.7 |
-14 |
|
29 |
Kansas |
7.1 |
8 |
16 |
Hawaii |
6.0 |
-9 |
|
24 |
Kentucky |
6.4 |
-3 |
17 |
Nevada |
6.1 |
-8 |
|
49 |
Louisiana |
9.9 |
41 |
17 |
New Mexico |
6.1 |
-8 |
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22 |
Maine |
6.3 |
-5 |
17 |
New York |
6.1 |
-8 |
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44 |
Maryland |
8.4 |
27 |
20 |
Nebraska |
6.2 |
-6 |
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1 |
Massachusetts |
4.7 |
-29 |
20 |
Wisconsin |
6.2 |
-6 |
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38 |
Michigan |
7.8 |
18 |
22 |
Maine |
6.3 |
-5 |
|
3 |
Minnesota |
5.1 |
-23 |
22 |
Texas |
6.3 |
-5 |
|
49 |
Mississippi |
10.1 |
41 |
24 |
Kentucky |
6.4 |
-3 |
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34 |
Missouri |
7.3 |
11 |
25 |
Colorado |
6.5 |
-2 |
|
8 |
Montana |
5.3 |
-20 |
26 |
Idaho |
6.7 |
2 |
|
20 |
Nebraska |
6.2 |
-6 |
27 |
Arizona |
6.8 |
3 |
|
17 |
Nevada |
6.1 |
-8 |
28 |
Illinois |
7.0 |
6 |
|
12 |
New Hampshire |
5.6 |
-15 |
29 |
Florida |
7.1 |
8 |
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3 |
New Jersey |
5.1 |
-23 |
29 |
Kansas |
7.1 |
8 |
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17 |
New Mexico |
6.1 |
-8 |
29 |
Pennsylvania |
7.1 |
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