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Statistics on children, youth and families in Alaska from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Alaska Children's Trust
Infant mortality rate by Medicaid enrollment
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Definition and Source
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Definition
The number of deaths among Medicaid-enrolled infants under 1 year, per 1,000 live births enrolled in Medicaid; the number of deaths among infants under 1 year not enrolled in Medicaid, per 1,000 live births not enrolled in Medicaid. This is a 5-year moving average.
Alaska links vital records to Medicaid/CHIP enrollment data records to determine enrollment of either parent or infant at the time of the birth. To maintain the same criteria, we use the Medicaid status determined at birth for infants who died (rather than enrollment in Medicaid at or around the time of death).
Alaska links vital records to Medicaid/CHIP enrollment data records to determine enrollment of either parent or infant at the time of the birth. To maintain the same criteria, we use the Medicaid status determined at birth for infants who died (rather than enrollment in Medicaid at or around the time of death).
Data Source
Alaska Section of Health Analytics and Records
Notes
Five years of data were combined to minimize the unreliability of measurement due to the small number of actual events. The reported values are a moving average across five years.
Last Updated
March 2023