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INFANT (<1 YEAR) MORTALITY BY RACE
ARKANSAS 2000
NUMBER RATE
TOTAL 317 8.4
WHITE 202 7.0
BLACK 109 13.7
NEONATAL (<28 DAYS) MORTALITY BY RACE
ARKANSAS 2000
NUMBER RATE
TOTAL 189 5.0
WHITE 109 3.8
BLACK 78 9.8
POSTNEONATAL (28 DAYS TO <1 YEAR) MORTALITY BY RACE
ARKANSAS 2000
NUMBER RATE
TOTAL 128 3.4
WHITE 93 3.2
BLACK 31 3.9
NOTE: RATE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS. RATES FOR WHITE AND BLACK ARE RACE-SPECIFIC.
SOURCE: CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS, ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
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