Infant Mortality Rates by Race & Ethnicity
Arkansas Infant Mortality Rates-Black, NH
Current Value
15.0
Definition
Data Description and Source
Description: Generally negative trend. Between 2012 and 2021, infant mortality rate in Arkansas among non-Hispanic Blacks has increased from 8.6 to 15.0 deaths per 1,000 live births.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Wide-ranging ONline Data for Epidemiologic Research (WONDER)
Notes: The infant mortality rate is usually defined as the number of babies who die out of every 1,000 babies who are born alive. High infant mortality also means that there are public health problems in the community that need to be addressed.
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