Infant MortalityEthnic GroupsEducational StatusIncomeCauses of DeathInequalitiesDeveloped CountriesMortalityPopulation DynamicsDemographic FactorsThe infant mortality rate (IMR) of 6.0 per 1000 live births in the United States in 2013 is nearly the highest among developed countries. Moreover, the IMR amo...
Exposures Race/ethnicity. Main Outcomes and Measures Average annual percent changes in mortality rates from 1999 to 2015 and absolute rate change between 1999 to 2002 and 2012 to 2015 for each age group, race/ethnicity, and cause of death. Results Among individuals from birth to age 24 years,...
"These findings demonstrate the importance of examining infant mortality by detailed race and Hispanic origin whenever possible to better focus efforts to improve infant outcomes," the authors write.
Our general objective of this study is to further assess the predictive validity of Apgar scores on infant mortality using a national-level data set allowing for race/ethnic-specific variation. Method. This analysis is based on the 1989-1991 NCHS Linked Birth/Infant Death files. Multivariate, ...
Methods. We compared the infant mortality rate (IMR) per 1000 live births and percentage of preterm births overall and by race for prenatal WIC versus non-WIC participants in Hamilton County, Ohio, from 2005 to 2008. Results. The IMR was lower for WIC participants than for non-WIC ...
Racial and ethnic disparities in perinatal mortality: applying the perinatal periods of risk model to identify areas for intervention. The overall feto-infant mortality rate was 11.5/1,000 live births plus fetal deaths. This rate varied by race/ethnicity; black non-Hispanics had a ... M Besc...
West BA, Rudd RA, Sauber-Schatz EK, Ballesteros MF.Unintentional injury deaths in children and youth, 2010-2019.J Safety Res. 2021;78:322-330. doi:10.1016/j.jsr.2021.07.001 Khan SQ, Berrington de Gonzalez A, Best AF, et al.Infant and youth mortality trends by race/ethnicity and cause...
For Jackson County, the PPOR analysis found that racial and geographic disparities existed and, for very low-birth-weight infants, different interventions strategies may be needed on the basis of race. In addition, a mother who experienced a fetal or infant death was more likely to have had ...
(2006). Race/ethnic differences and age-variation in the effects of birth outcomes on infant mortality in the U.S. Demographic Research, 14 , 179–216.Powers, D. A., Frisbie, W. P., Hummer, R. A., Pullum, S. G., & Solis, P. (2006). Race/ethnic differences and age-variation...
Objective To determine whether, among infants born in the US, maternal private insurance compared with public Medicaid insurance is associated with a lower infant mortality rate (IMR). Design, Setting, and Participants This cohort study used data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...