List of U.S. states and territories by infant mortality rates
This is a list of U.S. states, the District of Columbia and territories by infant mortality rates in 2021. The infant mortality rate is the number of deaths of infants under one year old per 1,000 live births. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country. The child mortality rate is the number of deaths of infants and children under five years old per 100,000 live births.
List by infant mortality rate
US States by infant mortality in 2021 according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.[1]
Rank | State, federal district, or territory | Infant mortality per 1,000 live births | Infant deaths |
---|---|---|---|
1 | North Dakota | 2.77 | 28 |
2 | Massachusetts | 3.23 | 223 |
3 | New Jersey | 3.57 | 362 |
4 | Oregon | 3.79 | 155 |
5 | New Hampshire | 3.96 | 50 |
6 | Iowa | 3.99 | 147 |
7 | California | 4.07 | 1,713 |
8 | New York | 4.16 | 876 |
9 | Rhode Island | 4.3 | 45 |
10 | Washington | 4.36 | 366 |
11 | Utah | 4.58 | 214 |
12 | Connecticut | 4.65 | 166 |
13 | Hawaii | 4.67 | 73 |
14 | New Mexico | 4.77 | 102 |
Delaware | 4.77 | 50 | |
16 | Minnesota | 4.83 | 311 |
17 | Montana | 4.9 | 55 |
18 | Colorado | 4.99 | 314 |
19 | Maine | 5 | 60 |
20 | Idaho | 5.13 | 115 |
21 | Texas | 5.29 | 1,977 |
22 | Kansas | 5.3 | 184 |
23 | Wisconsin | 5.36 | 331 |
24 | Pennsylvania | 5.37 | 712 |
− | United States | 5.44 | 19,886 |
25 | Wyoming | 5.45 | 34 |
26 | Arizona | 5.47 | 426 |
27 | Nebraska | 5.49 | 135 |
28 | Illinois | 5.62 | 743 |
29 | Nevada | 5.76 | 194 |
30 | Missouri | 5.85 | 406 |
31 | Florida | 5.9 | 1,275 |
Puerto Rico[2] | 5.9 | ... | |
33 | Virginia | 5.96 | 571 |
34 | Maryland | 5.99 | 409 |
35 | South Dakota | 6.07 | 69 |
36 | Kentucky | 6.15 | 321 |
37 | Tennessee | 6.18 | 505 |
38 | Michigan | 6.22 | 653 |
39 | Georgia | 6.25 | 776 |
40 | Vermont (2018) | 6.44 | 35 |
41 | North Carolina | 6.72 | 809 |
42 | Indiana | 6.75 | 540 |
43 | West Virginia | 6.8 | 117 |
44 | District of Columbia | 6.81[3] | ... |
45 | Ohio | 7.06 | 916 |
46 | Oklahoma | 7.13 | 345 |
47 | Louisiana | 7.24 | 416 |
48 | South Carolina | 7.26 | 415 |
49 | Alaska | 7.37 | 69 |
50 | U.S. Virgin Islands[2] | 7.5 | ... |
51 | Alabama | 7.56 | 439 |
52 | Arkansas | 8.59 | 309 |
53 | Mississippi | 9.39 | 330 |
54 | American Samoa[1] | 9.9 | ... |
55 | Guam[2] | 11.2 | ... |
56 | Northern Mariana Islands[2] | 12.2 | ... |
References
- ^ a b "Stats of the States - Infant Mortality". www.cdc.gov. 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ^ a b c d "Infant mortality rate - The World Factbook". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ^ "District of Columbia". www.cdc.gov. 2023-09-12. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
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