Table A.
Differences between infant mortality rates by race and Hispanic origin of mother and selected reference points: United States, 2000
| Reference point1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race and Hispanic origin of mother | Number of infant deaths |
Number of live births |
Infant mortality rate1 |
Another group rate (Non-Hispanic white) 5.7 |
Best group rate (Asian or Pacific Islander) 4.9 |
Mean of group rates 7.6 |
Total population rate 6.9 |
Healthy People 2010 target 4.5 |
| Difference1 | ||||||||
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 346 | 41,668 | 8.3 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 3.8 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 977 | 200,544 | 4.9 | −0.8 | 0.0 | −2.7 | −2.0 | 0.4 |
| Hispanic | 4,564 | 815,883 | 5.6 | −0.1 | 0.7 | −2.0 | −1.3 | 1.1 |
| Non-Hispanic black | 8,212 | 604,367 | 13.6 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 9.1 |
| Non-Hispanic white | 13,461 | 2,362,982 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 0.8 | −1.9 | −1.2 | 1.2 |
1
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births.
SOURCE: National Vital Statistics System, linked birth/infant death data file.