Introduction

= Introduction  =

Infant Mortality is defined as the number of infant deaths aged one year or younger per 1,000 live births.
 * What is Infant Mortality?**

African Americans have 2.5 times the infant mortality rate as non-Hispanic whites. They are four times more likely to die as infants due to complications as compared to non-Hispanic white infants.
 * Why is Infant Mortality amongst Blacks High?**
 * African Americans had 1.9 times the sudden infant death syndrome mortality rate as non-Hispanic whites, in 2006.
 * African American mothers were 2.5 times more likely than non-Hispanic white mothers to begin prenatal care in the 3rd trimester, or not receive prenatal care at all.
 * The infant mortality rate for African American mothers with over 13 years of education was almost three times that of Non-Hispanic White mothers in 2005.

Statistics Grid In 2005, there was a more than threefold difference in infant mortality rates by race and ethnicity, from a high of 13.63 for non-Hispanic black women to a low of 4.42 for Cuban women.