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At a glance ¨C Leading Causes of Infant Mortality:


Infant deaths and mortality rates for the top 4 leading cause of death for Hispanics/Latinos, 2003.  (Rates per 100,000 live births)

Cause of Death
(By rank)

Number of
Hispanic
Deaths

Hispanic
Death
Rate

Number of Non-
Hispanic
White
Deaths

Non-
Hispanic
White
Death
Rate

Hispanic/
Non-
Hispanic
White
Ratio

(1) Congenital malformations

1,316

144.2

2,973

128.0

1.1

(2) Low-Birth weight

864

94.7

1,847

79.5

1.2

(3) Maternal complications

277

30.4

780

33.6

0.9

(4) Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

234

25.6

1,173

50.5

0.5

Source:  CDC 2006.  Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2003 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set.  National Vital Statistics Reports 54(16). Table 7.

 

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births (All Hispanic Americans)

Age of mother

Hispanic

Non-Hispanic White

Hispanic/Non-
Hispanic White Ratio

Under 20 years

6.8

10.0

0.7

20-24 years

5.5

6.9

0.8

25-29 years

5.0

4.9

1.0

30-34 years

5.4

4.6

1.2

35-39 years

6.3

4.8

1.3

40-54 years

9.1

7.1

1.3

 

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