New Release: Racial and Ethnic Differences in Mortality Rate of Infants Born to Teen Mothers: United States, 2017–2018

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Racial and Ethnic Differences in Mortality Rate of Infants Born to Teen Mothers: United States, 2017–2018

Key findings
Data from the National Vital Statistics System:

• In 2017–2018, infants of teenagers aged 15–19 had the highest rate of mortality (8.77 deaths per 1,000 live births) compared with infants of women aged 20 and over.
• Mortality rates were highest for infants of non-Hispanic black teenagers (12.54) compared with infants of non-Hispanic white (8.43) and Hispanic (6.47) teenagers.
• Infants of non-Hispanic black teenagers aged 15–19 had the highest mortality rates for four of the five leading causes of death compared with infants of non-Hispanic white and Hispanic teenagers.
• The mortality rate of infants born to non-Hispanic black teenagers related to preterm birth and low birthweight (284.31 deaths per 100,000 live births) was more than double the rate of infants born to non-Hispanic white teenagers (119.18) and three times the rate of infants born to Hispanic teenagers (94.44).

Keywords

​infant death, racial disparities, maternal age, National Vital Statistics System
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