Locations
Virginia
Statistics on children, youth and families in Virginia from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Voices for Virginia’s Children
Infant mortality
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Definition and Source
PROVIDER
Definition
Infant mortality refers to the the number of deaths among children under one year of age in the given year, some of whom may have been born in the previous year. Locality refers to the mother's place of residence, not the infant's place of death.
Indicator displays the number of infant deaths (children less than one year old) per 1,000 live births in each locality in the given year.
Data Source
Virginia Department of Health, Division of Health Statistics
Notes
Counts smaller than 10 are suppressed, but their rates are still reported. Use caution.
Last updated: October 2021
Last Updated
August 2022