Show Infant Mortality by Race Ethnicity Compiled by Kelly Ann Booth Table 29 Black White Infant Mortality Utah andS 1980-1998 Race-specific infant mortality rates for minorities are hard to interpret in Utah because of the Utah Utah Year White Black 255 104 1980 82 92 1983 relatively small population of these subgroups 94 percent of Utah is characterized as white the other races combined make up the remainingBercont docone Smaller populations are more likely to have wider swings in rates from year to year Three-year averages are often used to try to mitigate this 1990 1991 1992 1993 National comparisons can also be useful The comparison of white and black infant mortality rates for theS show that blacks tend to have US US White Black 214 111927 RoeU 0 398 171616130 T4 58 1994 1995 1996 1997 1908 Toahs per 000 ive Bithe rates three-year average higher infant mortalty rates than whites National rates for other groups are not available Infant mortality rates are often used asmeasure ofpopulationgeneral health It is important to note the substantial disparity between infant mortality rates in theS and the infant mortality rates in Utah When these rates vary by race as they do here closer examination of health and social issues may be warranted Table 30 Utah Infant Mortality by Race Ethnicity RN - Black Indian Year 255 101980-19822 102 19831985 822 1986-1988 124 95 1989-1991 16121991-1992 Deaths per000 Live Births Hispanic origin can be of any race Note Measuring health status is difficult for small populations where effects on the rates Sources Utah andS United States Bureau of the Census 1997 WashingtonC S Govemment Printing Office 93 White 1098509 Hispanic2 853 77 170 158 66 1563 147 61 137 60basedona Other1 86 5988 small differences in the number of deaths can have large Statistical Abstract of the United States 1997 117th Ed Figure 13 Utah Infant Mortality by Race Ethnicity mgan-mez Percentage of Pop 3Rw3 1983-1985 m1986-1988 019891991 19911992 Amescaninton Bk Race Ethnicity N1 83 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |