From 2019 to 2021, there were around 19 infant deaths per 1,000 live births among non-Hispanic Black women in the United States who smoked during pregnancy. In comparison, the infant mortality rate among Black women who did not smoke while pregnant was 5.16 per 1,000 live births. This statistic depicts the rate of infant mortality in the United States from 2019 to 2021 among women who smoked or not during pregnancy, by race/ethnicity.
Rate of infant mortality in the United States from 2019 to 2021 among women who smoked during pregnancy, by race/ethnicity
(per 1,000 live births)
Characteristic
Smoked during pregnancy
Did not smoke during pregnancy
American Indian and Alaska Native
12.28
5.02
Asian
11.53
1.7
Black
19.42
5.16
White
9.91
2.53
Hispanic
11.08
2.7
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Smoking during pregnancy is defined as cigarette smoking at any time while pregnant.
Race groups are non-Hispanic, single race. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race. The total percent does not add to 100 due to groups not included in the analysis.
Data are based on all infant death certificates that could be linked with the corresponding birth certificate, with 20,814 infant deaths in 2019, 19,578 infant deaths in 2020, and 19,928 infant deaths in 2021.
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NCHS, & CDC. (March 5, 2024). Rate of infant mortality in the United States from 2019 to 2021 among women who smoked during pregnancy, by race/ethnicity (per 1,000 live births) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460583/rate-of-infant-mortality-us-women-who-smoked-during-pregnancy-race-ethnicity/
NCHS, und CDC. "Rate of infant mortality in the United States from 2019 to 2021 among women who smoked during pregnancy, by race/ethnicity (per 1,000 live births)." Chart. March 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460583/rate-of-infant-mortality-us-women-who-smoked-during-pregnancy-race-ethnicity/
NCHS, CDC. (2024). Rate of infant mortality in the United States from 2019 to 2021 among women who smoked during pregnancy, by race/ethnicity (per 1,000 live births). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460583/rate-of-infant-mortality-us-women-who-smoked-during-pregnancy-race-ethnicity/
NCHS, and CDC. "Rate of Infant Mortality in The United States from 2019 to 2021 among Women Who Smoked during Pregnancy, by Race/Ethnicity (per 1,000 Live Births)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460583/rate-of-infant-mortality-us-women-who-smoked-during-pregnancy-race-ethnicity/
NCHS & CDC, Rate of infant mortality in the United States from 2019 to 2021 among women who smoked during pregnancy, by race/ethnicity (per 1,000 live births) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460583/rate-of-infant-mortality-us-women-who-smoked-during-pregnancy-race-ethnicity/ (last visited February 19, 2025)
Rate of infant mortality in the United States from 2019 to 2021 among women who smoked during pregnancy, by race/ethnicity (per 1,000 live births) [Graph], NCHS, & CDC, March 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460583/rate-of-infant-mortality-us-women-who-smoked-during-pregnancy-race-ethnicity/
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