HOPE Data by Indicator

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Infant Mortality

Number of infants who die before their first birthday annually per 1,000 live births

Indicator Summary Score



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Numbers listed on the maps are indicator summary scores, which measure how far a state has to go to meet the HOPE Goal (Distance to Goal) and how much variation there is across racial and ethnic groups within the state on the measure (Racial Inequity). Scores range from 0 to 100 with 100 indicating the state with the best combined performance. Hovering over a state reveals information on Distance to Goal and Racial Inequity separately.

45
AK
61
ME
VT
NH
94
WA
45
ID
MT
24
ND
48
MN
2
WI
46
MI
87
NY
CT
RI
MA
89
OR
73
NV
WY
34
SD
84
IA
47
IL
IN
0
OH
22
PA
NJ
DE
100
CA
56
UT
94
CO
61
NE
3
MO
KY
WV
61
VA
DC
57
MD
71
AZ
72
NM
43
KS
31
AR
14
MS
55
TN
38
NC
34
OK
37
LA
13
AL
29
GA
57
SC
HI
78
TX
66
FL
National Rate
5.8

infant deaths per 1,000 live births

Hope Goal
2.5

infant deaths per 1,000 live births

Distance to Goal
13,166

more infants surviving to their first birthday per year in the U.S. to achieve the HOPE Goal

Why it Matters

Reductions in infant mortality rates are a longer term positive indicator that public health interventions are working to save infant lives.

Indicator Summary

  • Black infants have the highest rate of mortality compared to other races with 11 infants dying per 1,000 live births before their first birth annually.
  • Asian/Pacific Islander infants have the lowest rate of mortality compared to other races with 4 infants dying annually per 1,000 live births before their first birthday.
  • States in the Far West fare better in infant mortality compared to other regions with four states ranking in the top 10 for lowest infant deaths (California, Washington, Oregon and Nevada).
  • Southeast states generally perform worse on infant mortality compared to other regions.
* Rates were suppressed for Black respondents in Montana and Wyoming; American Indians/Alaskan Native respondents in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island and West Virginia; and both American Indians/Alaskan Native and Multiracial infants in Vermont due to there being less than 400 births over the five-year period.

State Distance to Goal

Infant Mortality

This chart is interactive. Explore data by clicking the dots to select and compare different race and ethnicity groups.

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