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Statistics on children, youth and families in Mississippi from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Mississippi KIDS COUNT
Infant mortality
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Note: Non-consecutive years appear adjacent in the trend line
because one or more years have been deselected.
because one or more years have been deselected.
Definition and Source
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Definition
Infant deaths are defined as the death of a live-born infant before reaching one year of age. The infant mortality rate is infant deaths to women in specific age group per 1,000 live births to women in specific age group. Infant Mortality Rates are aggregated over a period of five years (such as 2007-2011, 2006-2010, etc).
Data Source
Mississippi State Department of Health. Public Health Statistics. [Year] Vital Statistics.
Available at: http://mstahrs.msdh.ms.gov/forms/imorttable.html
Available at: http://mstahrs.msdh.ms.gov/forms/imorttable.html
Notes
Updated August 2021.
Five-year averages are provided by the state to provide stability for small population areas (i.e., rural areas).
Five-year averages are provided by the state to provide stability for small population areas (i.e., rural areas).
Last Updated
August 2021