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DEFINITION
Infant Mortality Rate (Deaths per 1,000 Live Births), 2002
Health Statistics > Infant Death Rate (most recent) by state
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
States
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Amount
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# 1
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District of Columbia: |
11.3
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# 2
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Louisiana: |
10.3
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# 3
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Mississippi: |
10.2
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= 4
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South Carolina: |
9.3
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= 4
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Tennessee: |
9.3
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# 6
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Alabama: |
9.1
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# 7
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Georgia: |
9
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# 8
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West Virginia: |
8.9
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# 9
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Delaware: |
8.6
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# 10
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Missouri: |
8.5
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# 11
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Arkansas: |
8.4
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# 12
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Oklahoma: |
8.2
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= 13
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North Carolina: |
8.1
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= 13
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Michigan: |
8.1
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# 15
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Ohio: |
7.9
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# 16
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Indiana: |
7.8
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= 17
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Pennsylvania: |
7.6
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= 17
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Maryland: |
7.6
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= 19
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Florida: |
7.5
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= 19
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Montana: |
7.5
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= 21
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Hawaii: |
7.4
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= 21
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Illinois: |
7.4
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= 21
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Virginia: |
7.4
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= 24
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Kansas: |
7.2
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= 24
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Kentucky: |
7.2
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# 26
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Rhode Island: |
7.1
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# 27
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Nebraska: |
7
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# 28
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Wisconsin: |
6.8
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= 29
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Wyoming: |
6.7
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= 29
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South Dakota: |
6.7
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# 31
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Connecticut: |
6.5
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# 32
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Arizona: |
6.4
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= 33
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Texas: |
6.3
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= 33
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North Dakota: |
6.3
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= 35
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Nevada: |
6.1
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= 35
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New Mexico: |
6.1
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= 35
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Idaho: |
6.1
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# 38
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Colorado: |
6
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# 39
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Washington: |
5.8
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= 40
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Oregon: |
5.7
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= 40
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New Jersey: |
5.7
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= 42
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Utah: |
5.6
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= 42
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Alaska: |
5.6
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# 44
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California: |
5.4
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= 45
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Minnesota: |
5.3
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= 45
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Iowa: |
5.3
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# 47
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New Hampshire: |
5
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# 48
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Massachusetts: |
4.8
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# 49
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Vermont: |
4.4
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# 50
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Maine: |
4.3
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# 51
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New York: |
4
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Weighted average: |
7.1
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DEFINITION: Infant Mortality Rate (Deaths per 1,000 Live Births), 2002
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