This statistic depicts the infant mortality rates among U.S. black mothers from 2013 to 2015, by state. According to the data, among black mothers in West Virginia the infant mortality rate was 11.79 per 1,000 live births.
Infant mortality rates among non-Hispanic black U.S. women from 2013 to 2015, by state (per 1,000 live births)*
Characteristic
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births
Wisconsin
14.28
Ohio
13.46
Alabama
13.4
Indiana
13.26
Hawaii
13.1
Oklahoma
12.91
North Carolina
12.24
Illinois
12.11
Michigan
12.1
Mississippi
11.95
Delaware
11.94
West Virginia
11.79
Louisiana
11.66
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NCHS, & CDC. (January 4, 2018). Infant mortality rates among non-Hispanic black U.S. women from 2013 to 2015, by state (per 1,000 live births)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/950232/us-infant-mortality-black-women-by-state/
NCHS, und CDC. "Infant mortality rates among non-Hispanic black U.S. women from 2013 to 2015, by state (per 1,000 live births)*." Chart. January 4, 2018. Statista. Accessed February 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/950232/us-infant-mortality-black-women-by-state/
NCHS, CDC. (2018). Infant mortality rates among non-Hispanic black U.S. women from 2013 to 2015, by state (per 1,000 live births)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/950232/us-infant-mortality-black-women-by-state/
NCHS, and CDC. "Infant Mortality Rates among Non-hispanic Black U.S. Women from 2013 to 2015, by State (per 1,000 Live Births)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/950232/us-infant-mortality-black-women-by-state/
NCHS & CDC, Infant mortality rates among non-Hispanic black U.S. women from 2013 to 2015, by state (per 1,000 live births)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/950232/us-infant-mortality-black-women-by-state/ (last visited February 02, 2025)
Infant mortality rates among non-Hispanic black U.S. women from 2013 to 2015, by state (per 1,000 live births)* [Graph], NCHS, & CDC, January 4, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/950232/us-infant-mortality-black-women-by-state/
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