2010 period infant mortality statistics from the U.S. linked birth/infant death data set, compiled by T J Mathews of Vital Research. The report includes the U.S. infant mortality rate of 6.14 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2010, a 4% decline from 2009, and analyzes mortality by maternal and infant characteristics such as race, gestation age, and birth plurality.
Use Cases
- Analyze infant mortality rate trends over time based on the reported 2009-2010 comparison
- Investigate disparities in infant mortality by maternal race based on the reported rates for non-Hispanic black, white, and Asian or Pacific Islander mothers
- Study the association between gestational age and infant mortality based on the reported 62% higher rate for early-term births
- Examine the impact of birth plurality on infant mortality based on the reported five-fold higher rate for multiple births
Strengths
- Provides specific infant mortality rates, including the 2010 U.S. rate of 6.14 deaths per 1,000 live births
- Includes detailed breakdowns by key characteristics, such as race-specific rates (e.g., 11.46 for non-Hispanic black mothers) and cause-of-death percentages (e.g., 46% from three leading causes)
- Based on a linked data set that connects birth and death records, which likely improves data accuracy compared to death certificate-only files
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified
Provenance
- Source
- Vital Research
- Collection Method
- Descriptive tabulations from the linked birth/infant death data set
- Time Range
- 2010 period (referencing 1999 period data set in title)
- Geography
- United States