Source: Health, US, 2006, Table 19, http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus06.pdf#summary

Last stats found w/Asian subgroups present.

Infant Mortality Rates per 1,000 Live Births by Detailed Race and Hispanic Origin of Mother: U.S., 2002

Overall, infant mortality is much higher for African Americans and American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) when compared with other groups (13.8 and 8.6 per 1,000 live births, respectively).  However, this slide shows that infant mortality rates also vary widely within racial/ethnic groups.  For example, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) have the lowest overall infant mortality rate (4.8), but the rate for Native Hawaiians (9.6) is more than three times the rate for Chinese Americans (3.0), and higher than the rate for AI/ANs (8.6).  Similarly, the rate for Puerto Ricans (8.2) is more than twice as high as for Cubans (3.7), both subgroups of the Hispanic/Latino population. (JW)

Some of the disparities in infant mortality are caused by disparities in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).  The rate of SIDS in 2001 per 1,000 live births were as follow (also see next slide) (6):

All populations: 55.5  American Indian: 124.2

Non-Hispanic white: 50.4  Asian/Pacific Islander: 15.5

African American: 122.9  Hispanic/Latino: 29.3

Another significant cause of disparities in infant mortality is disorders related to short gestation and low birthweight.  Mortality data for 2001 for short gestation and low birthweight per 1,000 live births are as follow (6):

All populations: 109.5  American Indian: 71.6

Non-Hispanic white:  76.2  Asian/Pacific Islander: 46.9

African American: 302.7  Hispanic/Latino: 78.9

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