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- African Americans had twice the sudden infant death syndrome mortality rate as non-Hispanic whites, in 2008.
- African American mothers were 2.3 times more likely than non-Hispanic white mothers to begin prenatal care in the 3rd trimester, or not receive prenatal care at all.
- The infant mortality rate for African American mothers with over 13 years of education was almost three times that of Non-Hispanic White mothers in 2005.
At a glance – Infant Mortality Rate:
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
All Races |
Non-Hispanic Black/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
13.1 |
5.6 |
6.7 |
2.3 |
Source: CDC 2012. Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2008 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set. National Vital Statistics Reports. Table 2.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr60/nvsr60_05.pdf [PDF | 498KB]
At a glance – Leading Causes of Infant Mortality:
Cause of Death |
# African |
African |
#Non- |
Non- |
African |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(1) Low-Birthweight |
1,768 |
283.8 |
1,712 |
75.5 |
3.2 |
(2) Congenital malformations |
962 |
154.4 |
2,820 |
124.3 |
1.2 |
(3) Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) |
655 |
106.7 |
1,238 |
54.6 |
2.0 |
(4) Maternal Complications |
546 |
87.6 |
766 |
33.8 |
2.6 |
Source: CDC 2012. Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2008 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set. National Vital Statistics Reports. Table 5.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr60/nvsr60_05.pdf [PDF | 498KB]
At a glance – Prenatal Care:
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
|---|---|---|
59.1 |
76.1 |
0.8 |
Source: CDC 2012. Health United States, 2011. Table 5
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus11.pdf [PDF | 9.8MB]
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
|---|---|---|
11.6 |
5.0 |
2.3 |
Source: CDC 2012. Health United States, 2011. Table 5
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus11.pdf [PDF | 9.8MB]
At a glance – Characteristics of Mother:
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
|---|---|---|
9.9 |
16.0 |
0.6 |
Source: CDC 2012. Health United States, 2011. Table 8
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus11.pdf [PDF | 9.8MB]
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
|---|---|---|
14.8 |
9.3 |
1.6 |
Source: CDC 2009. Health United States, 2008. Table 19
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf [PDF | 12.2MB]
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
Non-Hispanic Black/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
|---|---|---|
11.4 |
4.1 |
2.8 |
Source: CDC 2009. Health United States, 2008. Table 19
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf [PDF | 12.2MB]
Age of mother |
Non-Hispanic Black |
Non-Hispanic White |
African |
|---|---|---|---|
Under 20 years |
13.8 |
9.0 |
1.5 |
20-24 years |
12.7 |
6.7 |
1.9 |
25-29 years |
11.9 |
4.9 |
2.4 |
30-34 years |
11.6 |
4.3 |
2.2 |
35-39 years |
14.0 |
5.1 |
2.7 |
40-54 years |
15.3 |
6.7 |
2.3 |
Source: CDC 2012. Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2008 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set. National Vital Statistics Reports. Table 1.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr60/nvsr60_05.pdf [PDF | 498KB]
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