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Infant Mortality Fact

Black infants are 2.7 times more likely to die than white

infants in Indiana

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Infant Mortality Fact

Infant mortality is defined as the death of a baby before his

or her first birthday

Infant Mortality Facts

The infant mortality rate (IMR) is the number of babies who

die in the first year of life, per 1,000 live births

% LBW (< 2,500 G)

% PRETERM (<37 WKS

GESTATION)

% NO EARLY PNC (1ST

TRIMESTER)

% SMOKING

% NOT BREASTFEEDING

INDIANA 7.9 9.6 31.6 16.5 24.4

U.S. 8.0 NC 25.9 8.7 22.5

LBW = Low Birthweight PNC = Prenatal Care NC= No Comparable Measure

Birth Outcome IndicatorsBirth Outcome IndicatorsIN compared to U.S., 2012 IN compared to U.S., 2012

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Infant Mortality Facts

If Indiana had the same rate of infant deaths as the

national average, 60 more babies would have survived

in 2012

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