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Facts
At a glance – 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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