QuickStats: Infant Mortality Rates for Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Counties,* by Single Race and Hispanic Origin — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2019
Weekly / November 5, 2021 / 70(44);1561
* Urbanization level is based on maternal county of residence. Counties were classified according to their metropolitan status using the National Center for Health Statistics Urban-Rural Classification Scheme. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data_access/urban_rural.htm
In metropolitan counties, infant mortality rates were highest for infants of non-Hispanic Black mothers (10.60 infant deaths per 1,000 live births), followed by infants of non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native (5.95), Hispanic (4.96), non-Hispanic White (4.22), and non-Hispanic Asian (3.34) mothers. In nonmetropolitan counties, the mortality rate was also highest for infants of non-Hispanic Black mothers (10.85), followed by infants of non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native (9.78), Hispanic (5.97), non-Hispanic White (5.63), and non-Hispanic Asian (4.85) mothers. The infant mortality rate was significantly lower for infants of non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native, and Hispanic mothers in metropolitan counties compared with nonmetropolitan counties; differences in rates between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties for infants of non-Hispanic Black and non-Hispanic Asian mothers were not statistically significant.
Source: National Vital Statistics System. Linked Birth and Infant Death Data. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/linked-birth.htm
Reported by: Danielle M. Ely, PhD, dely@cdc.gov, 301-458-4812.
Suggested citation for this article: QuickStats: Infant Mortality Rates for Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Counties, by Single Race and Hispanic Origin — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2019. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2021;70:1561. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7044a4external icon.
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