@article{ref1,
title="Infant mortality statistics from the 2010 period linked birth/infant death data set",
journal="National vital statistics reports : from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System",
year="2013",
author="MacDorman, Marian F. and Matthews, T. J.",
volume="62",
number="8",
pages="1-26",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: This report presents 2010 period infant mortality statistics from the linked birth/infant death data set (linked file) by maternal and infant characteristics. The linked file differs from the mortality rate declined mortality file, which is based entirely on death certificate data. <br><br>METHODS: Descriptive tabulations of data are presented and interpreted. <br><br>RESULTS: The U.S. infant mortality rate was 6.14 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2010, 4% lower than the rate of 6.39 in 2009. The number of infant deaths was 24,572 in 2010, a decline of 1,836 infant deaths from 2009. From 2009 to 2010, the infant mortality rate declined 8% for non-Hispanic black mothers to 11.46, and 3% for non-Hispanic white mothers to 5.18. Asian or Pacific Islander mothers had the lowest rate in 2010 (4.27). From 2009 to 2010, the neonatal mortality rate declined by 3% to 4.05 neonatal deaths per 1,000 live births, while the postneonatal mortality rate declined 5% to 2.10. In 2010, infants born at 37-38 weeks of gestation (early term) had infant mortality rates that were 62% higher than those born at 39-41 weeks of gestation. For multiple births, the infant mortality rate was 25.41, almost five times the rate of 5.45 for singleton births. The three leading causes of infant death-congenital malformations, low birthweight, and sudden infant death syndrome-accounted for 46% of all infant deaths. In 2010, 35.2% of infant deaths were preterm-related.   Overall the fifth leading cause of death was unintentional injuries. The infant mortality rate from unintentional injuries was about twice as high for non-Hispanic black and AIAN women than for children of non-Hispanic white women. Infant mortality from unintentional injuries was 45% lower for Mexican women and 53% lower for API women than for non-Hispanic white women.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1551-8922",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}