Reduce the rate of infant deaths — MICH‑02 Data

This objective is a Leading Health Indicator (LHI). Learn about LHIs.

Most Recent Data:
5.4 infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2021)

Target:
5.0 per 1,000

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
5.8 infant deaths per 1,000 live births occurred within the first year of life in 2017

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All Infant deaths, 2017 
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
Decrease desired

Population 2017
Total
5.8
CI 5.7 / 5.9
SE 0.039

All Infant deaths by Race/Ethnicity (of mother), 2017 
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
Decrease desired

Population 2017
American Indian or Alaska Native only
8.6
CI 7.7 / 9.6
SE 0.489
Asian only
4.0
CI 3.8 / 4.2
SE 0.122
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
7.2
CI 5.7 / 8.8
SE 0.792
Black or African American only
10.5
CI 10.3 / 10.8
SE 0.130
White only
4.8
CI 4.8 / 4.9
SE 0.042
2 or more races
6.8
CI 6.3 / 7.3
SE 0.263
Hispanic or Latino
5.1
CI 5.0 / 5.2
SE 0.076
Not Hispanic or Latino
5.9
CI 5.8 / 6.0
SE 0.045
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
9.2
CI 8.1 / 10.3
SE 0.557
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
3.8
CI 3.5 / 4.0
SE 0.123
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
7.7
CI 5.9 / 9.5
SE 0.906
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
11.0
CI 10.7 / 11.2
SE 0.141
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
4.7
CI 4.6 / 4.8
SE 0.049
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
6.8
CI 6.3 / 7.4
SE 0.289

Highest and lowest rates for All Infant deaths: Disparities by Race/Ethnicity (of mother), 2017 
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
Decrease desired