Year | Total | White non-Hispanic | Black, non-Hispanic | Hispanic | Asian/ Pacific Islander | American Indian/ Alaska Native |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1984 | 10.4 | 8.6 | 18.1 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 13.4 |
1985 | 10.4 | 8.6 | 18.3 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 13.1 |
1986 | 10.1 | 8.3 | 18.0 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 13.9 |
1987 | 9.8 | 8.1 | 17.5 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 13.0 |
1988 | 9.6 | 7.8 | 18.0 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 12.7 |
1989 | 9.5 | 7.8 | 18.0 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 13.4 |
1990 | 8.9 | 7.2 | 16.9 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 13.1 |
1991 | 8.6 | 7.0 | 16.6 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 11.3 |
1995 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 14.7 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 9.0 |
1996 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 14.2 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 10.0 |
1997 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 13.7 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 8.7 |
1998 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 13.9 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 9.3 |
1999 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 14.1 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 9.3 |
2000 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 13.6 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 8.3 |
2001 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 13.5 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 9.7 |
2002 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 13.9 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 8.6 |
2003 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 13.6 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 8.7 |
2004 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 13.6 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 8.5 |
NOTE: The infant mortality rate is the number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births. Infant deaths are deaths before a child's first birthday. Race categories include persons of Hispanic ethnicity, unless otherwise specified (i.e., White, non-Hispanic and Black, non-Hispanic). |
SOURCE: Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2005, based on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics, National Linked Files of Live Births and Infant Deaths; and Infant Mortality Statistics From the 2003 and 2004 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Sets, National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 54, No. 16, 2006, and Vol. 55, No. 19, 2007. |