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Disparities Data Details MICH-1.9 by Race and Ethnicity for 2006

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Disparities Details by Race and Ethnicity for 2006
MICH-1.9 : Infant deaths due to sudden unexpected/unexplained causes (per 1,000 live births, <1 year)
This chart compares rates by population.

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2020 Baseline (year): 0.93 (2006)
2020 Target: 0.84
Desired Direction: ↓ Decrease Desired
2006
2007
Data Source: Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set, CDC/NCHS
Error Bar (I) represents the 95% confidence interval.
Additional footnotes may apply to these data. Please refer to footnotes below the data table for further information.
See also Disparities Overview by Race and Ethnicity for MICH-1.9

MICH-1.9 Reduce the rate of infant deaths from sudden unexpected infant deaths (includes SIDS, Unknown Cause, Accidental Suffocation, and Strangulation in Bed)

Infant deaths due to sudden unexpected/unexplained causes (per 1,000 live births, <1 year)

2020 Baseline (year): 0.93 (2006)
2020 Target: 0.84
Desired Direction: ↓ Decrease Desired
Race and Ethnicity 2006 Disparity
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.43
CI 0.4/0.5
SE 0.042		 ÷ 1.000
Best rate
Hispanic or Latino 0.51
CI 0.5/0.6
SE 0.022		 ÷ 1.187
CI
1.000/ 1.416
White, not Hispanic or Latino 0.90
CI 0.9/0.9
SE 0.020		 ÷ 2.077
CI
1.000/ 2.451
Black or African American, not Hispanic or Latino 1.84
CI 1.7/1.9
SE 0.055		 ÷ 4.258
CI
1.000/ 5.040
American Indian or Alaska Native 2.28
CI 1.9/2.7
SE 0.219		 ÷ 5.286
CI
1.000/ 6.625
Average group rate excluding best group rate 1.38
...
SE 0.131 		÷ 3.202
CI 1.000/ 4.009

Data are subject to revision and may have changed since a previous release.

Unless noted otherwise, any age-adjusted data are adjusted using the year 2000 standard population.

Data are not available or not collected for populations not shown.

CI: 95% confidence interval.
Summary measures of health disparities by Race and Ethnicity — 2006
  • The best group rate for this objective, 0.43 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, was attained by Asian or Pacific Islander mothers.
  • The worst group rate for this objective, 2.28 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, was attained by American Indian or Alaska Native mothers.
  • The absolute difference (or range) between the best and worst group rates was 1.85 infant deaths per 1,000 live births.
  • The worst group rate was 5.286 times the best group rate.
  • The average rate for all other race/ethnicity groups (excluding the best), 1.38 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, was 3.202 times the best group rate.
Detailed measures of health disparities by Race and Ethnicity — 2006

Asian or Pacific Islander mothers achieved the best group rate for this objective, 0.43 infant deaths per 1,000 live births.

  • The rate for mothers in the Hispanic or Latino population was 1.187 times the best group rate.
  • The rate for mothers in the White, not Hispanic or Latino population was 2.077 times the best group rate.
  • The rate for mothers in the Black or African American, not Hispanic or Latino population was 4.258 times the best group rate.
  • The rate for mothers in the American Indian or Alaska Native population was 5.286 times the best group rate.
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