Table 1.8b. Child mortality rates (deaths per 100,000 population), by age group and race/ethnicity: 2002
Race/ethnicity
1-4 years
5-9 years
10-14 years
15-19 years
Total
31.2
15.2
19.5
67.8
White
28.1
14.0
18.1
66.3
Black
47.1
21.3
27.5
82.0
Hispanic
29.8
14.4
16.6
65.2
Asian/Pacific Islander
23.4
11.5
13.4
37.0
American Indian/Alaska Native
45.2
17.3
25.5
91.2
NOTE: Race groups include persons of Hispanic origin.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 53, No. 5, based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics, Vital Statistics Cooperative Program, 2004.
