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- Among Asian/Pacific Islanders, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the fourth leading cause of infant mortality.
- The infant mortality rate for Asian/Pacific Islanders was twice as great for mothers under 20 years old, as compared to mothers, ages 25-29 years old.
At a glance – Infant Mortality Rate:
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births, 2008 Asian/Pacific Islander
Non-Hispanic White
All Races
Asian/Pacific Islander/Non-Hispanic White
4.6
5.6
6.7
0.8
Source: CDC 2012. Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2008 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set. National Vital Statistics Reports. Table 2.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr60/nvsr60_05.pdf [PDF | 498KB]At a glance – Leading Causes of Infant Mortality:
Infant deaths and mortality rates for the top 4 leading cause of death for Asians/Pacific Islanders, 2008. (Rates per 100,000 live births) Cause of Death
(By rank)#
Asian/Pacific
Islander
DeathsAsian/Pacific
Islander
Death Rate#Non-
Hispanic
White
DeathsNon-
Hispanic
White
Death
RateAsian/Pacific
Islander/
Non-Hispanic
White
Ratio(1) Congenital malformations
250
98.7
2,820
124.3
0.8
(2) Low-Birthweight
211
83.3
1,712
75.5
1.1
(3) Maternal complications
78
30.8
766
33.8
0.9
(4) Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
59
23.3
1,238
54.6
0.4
Source: CDC 2012. Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2007 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set. National Vital Statistics Reports. Table 5.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr60/nvsr60_05.pdf [PDF | 498KB]At a glance – Prenatal Care:
Percentage of live births in which mother received prenatal care starting in the 1st trimester, 2008
Race of Mother
% Received Prenatal Care
Ratio vs. Non-Hispanic White
Non-Hispanic White
76.1
--
Total Asian/Pacific Islander
77.4
1.0
Source: CDC 2012. Health United States, 2011. Table 5
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus11.pdf [PDF | 9.3MB]Percentage of live births in which mother received prenatal care starting in the 3rd trimester or did not receive prenatal care at all, 2008
Race of Mother
% Received Late or No
Prenatal CareRatio vs. Non-Hispanic White
Non-Hispanic White
5.0
--
Total Asian/Pacific Islander
5.1
1.0
Source: CDC 2012. Health United States, 2011. Table 5
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus11.pdf [PDF | 9.8MB]At a glance – Characteristics of Mother:
Percentage of mothers who smoked cigarettes during pregnancy, 2008
Race of Mother
% Mothers Who Smoked
Ratio vs. Non-Hispanic White
Non-Hispanic White
16.0
--
Total Asian/Pacific Islander
1.6
0.1
Source: CDC 2012. Health United States, 2011. Table 8
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus11.pdf [PDF | 9.8MB]Infant mortality rates among mothers 20 years of age and over, with less than 12 years education, 2005* Asian American
Non-Hispanic White
Asian American/Non-Hispanic White Ratio
6.5
9.3
0.7
Source: CDC 2009. Health United States, 2008. Table 19
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf [PDF | 12.2MB]Infant mortality rates among mothers 20 years of age and over, with over 13 years education, 2005* Asian American
Non-Hispanic White
Asian American/Non-Hispanic White Ratio
3.8
4.1
0.9
Source: CDC 2009. Health United States, 2008. Table 19
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf [PDF | 12.2MB]Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births, 2008
Age of mother
Asian/Pacific
IslanderNon-Hispanic White
Asian/Pacific
Islander/White RatioUnder 20 years
8.5
9.0
0.9
20-24 years
5.5
6.7
0.8
25-29 years
4.1
4.9
0.8
30-34 years
4.0
4.3
0.9
35-39 years
4.5
5.1
0.9
40-54 years
5.6
6.7
0.8
Source: CDC 2011. Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2008 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set. National Vital Statistics Reports. Table 1.
* More recent data is not available from the CDC at this time.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr60/nvsr60_05.pdf [PDF | 498KB]
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