Race and
Hispanic origin of mother 1983 1985 1990 1995 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
All mothers...................... 10.9 10.4 8.9 7.6 7.2 7.0 6.9 6.8 7.0
White........................... 9.3 8.9 7.3 6.3 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.8
BlackorAfricanAmerican.... 19.2 18.6 16.9 14.6 13.8 14.0 13.5 13.3 13.8
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Native 15.2 13.1 13.1 9.0 9.3 9.3 8.3 9.7 8.6
Asian or Pacific Islander ...... 8.3 7.8 6.6 5.3 5.5 4.8 4.9 4.7 4.8
Chinese ........................ 9.5 5.8 4.3 3.8 4.0 2.9 3.5 3.2 3.0
Japanese ....................... *5.6 *6.0 *5.5 5.3 *3.4 *3.5 *4.5 *4.0 *4.9
Filipino......................... 8.4 7.7 6.0 5.6 6.2 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.7
Hawaiian ....................... 11.2 9.9 *8.0 *6.5 9.9 *7.0 9.0 *7.3 9.6
Other Asian or Pac. Islander 8.1 8.5 7.4 5.5 5.7 5.1 4.8 4.8 4.7
Hispanic or Latino 4,5 ......... 9.5 8.8 7.5 6.3 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.6
Mexican........................ 9.1 8.5 7.2 6.0 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.4
PuertoRican.................... 12.9 11.2 9.9 8.9 7.8 8.3 8.2 8.5 8.2
Cuban ......................... 7.5 8.5 7.2 5.3 *3.7 4.6 4.6 4.2 3.7
Central and South American 8.5 8.0 6.8 5.5 5.3 4.7 4.6 5.0 5.1
Other/unknown Hisp or Latino 10.6 9.5 8.0 7.4 6.5 7.2 6.9 6.0 7.1
Not Hispanic or Latino:
White 5 ......................... 9.2 8.6 7.2 6.3 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.8
Black or African American 5 19.1 18.3 16.9 14.7 13.9 14.1 13.6 13.5 13.9
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