GRAPH F-3: RESIDENT INFANT DEATH RATES PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS,
BY RACE, FLORIDA AND UNITED STATES TOTAL, 2003-2013
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Florida Total
Florida White
Florida Black
U.S. Total
U.S. White
U.S. Black
YEAR
RATE
1
1
YEAR
WHITE BLACK
BLACK
OTHER
BLACK
WHITE
TOTAL
TOTAL WHITE
TOTAL
CHART F-3: RESIDENT INFANT DEATHS AND RATES PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS, BY RACE,
FLORIDA AND UNITED STATES, CENSUS YEARS 1970-2000 AND 2003-2013
RATE - U.S.
RATES - FL
NUMBER OF INFANT DEATHS - FL
20.0
17.7
33.3
21.4
918
1,538
2,469
1970
11
17.8
32.7
12.6
11.7
23.4
14.6
774
1,137
1,918
1980
6
10.9
22.1
9.2
7.5
16.7
9.6
775
1,123
1,912
1990
12
7.6
18.0
6.9
5.4
12.6
7.0
594
810
1,423
2000
17
5.7
14.1
6.9
5.8
13.7
7.5
647
907
1,584
2003
27
5.7
14.0
6.8
5.5
13.2
7.0
621
876
1,536
2004
38
5.7
13.8
6.9
5.3
13.6
7.2
652
882
1,626
2005
91
5.7
13.7
6.7
5.6
12.9
7.2
653
974
1,713
2006
84
5.6
13.3
6.8
5.2
13.4
7.1
689
906
1,689
2007
92
5.6
13.2
6.6
5.5
12.9
7.2
661
914
1,667
2008
90
5.5
12.7
6.4
4.9
13.2
6.9
667
780
1,525
2009
75
5.3
12.6
6.2
4.9
11.8
6.5
580
750
1,400
2010
69
5.2
11.6
6.1
4.6
12.0
6.4
584
698
1,372
2
2011
86
5.1
11.4
2
2
NA
4.6
10.7
6.0
523
687
1,285
2012
73
NA
NA
NA
4.6
10.6
6.1
517
707
1,318
2013
90
NA
NA
1. Infant deaths based on race of decedent, live births based on race of mother.
2. Preliminary data.
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2013
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