Infant Mortality Rates by Race & Ethnicity
Arkansas Infant Mortality Rates-Hispanic (All Races)
Current Value
5.2
Definition
Data Description and Source
Description: Variable trend. Between 2012 and 2021, infant mortality rate in Arkansas among Hispanics has ranged between 4.1 and 7.3 deaths per 1,000 live births. In 2021, the infant mortality rate was 5.2.
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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