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Eliminating Health Disparities: Measurement and Data Needs
TABLE 2-1 Infant Mortality Rates by Race and Hispanic Origin
Infant Deaths per 1,000 Live Births
Race and Hispanic Origin of Mother
1983-1985
1986-1988
1989-1991
1995-1997
1998-2000
All mothers
10.6
9.8
9.0
7.4
7.0
White
9.0
8.2
7.4
6.1
5.8
Black or African American
18.7
17.9
17.1
14.1
13.8
American Indian or Alaska Native
13.9
13.2
12.6
9.2
9.0
Asian or Pacific Islander
8.3
7.3
6.6
5.1
5.1
Chinese
7.4
5.8
5.1
3.3
3.5
Japanese
6.0
6.9
5.3
4.9
3.8
Filipino
8.2
6.9
6.4
5.7
5.9
Hawaiian
11.3
11.1
9.0
7.0
8.7
Other Asian or Pacific Islander
8.6
7.6
7.0
5.4
5.2
Hispanic or Latino
9.2
8.3
7.5
6.1
5.7
Mexican
8.8
7.9
7.2
5.9
5.5
Puerto Rican
12.3
11.1
10.4
8.5
8.1
Cuban
8.0
7.3
6.2
5.3
4.3
Central and South American
8.2
7.5
6.6
5.3
4.9
Other and unknown Hispanic or Latino
9.8
9.0
8.2
7.1
6.9
Not Hispanic or Latino
White
8.8
8.1
7.3
6.1
5.9
Black or African American
18.5
17.9
17.2
14.2
13.9
SOURCE: National Center for Health Statistics (2003).
