FIGURE 1

FIGURE 1

PERCENT CHILDREN BREASTFED AT 12 MONTHS BY STATE (2004)

AND STATE INFANT MORTALTY RATE (2004) N = 51: 2007 FD

< 15 % 15-19 % 20-24 % >25 %

N = 10 N = 15 N = 14 N = 12

M: 2258 6518 4477 1314

F: 2178 6187 4196 1297

å: 4436 12705 8673 2611; Total: = 28425

%: 15 45 31 9

90% (9/10) States With Less Than 15% of Children Breastfeeding At 12 Months Have Highest Infant Mortality Rates

83% (10/12) States With Greater Than 25% of Children Breastfeeding At 12 Months Have Lowest Infant Mortality Rates

60% (9/15) States With Second Lowest Breastfeeding At 12 Months (15-19%) Have Higher Infant Mortality Rates.

57% (8/14) States With Second Highest Breastfeeding At 12 Months (20-24%) Have Lower Infant Mortality Rates .

CDC (2008). Breastfeeding Practices—Results from the National Immunization Survey. Center for

Disease Control. http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/data/NIS_data/index.htm

Minino, A.M , et al (2007) Deaths: Final Data for 2004. CDC. National Vital Statistics Report. V55(19). Table 32.. Hyattsville, MD http://www.cdc.gov/nchs August 21.

Prescott, J.W. (2008). Table 13: Breastfeeding At 12 Months of Age By State and Infant Mortality Rate. October 18.( Revised 16 Feb 10).

Table 1. PERCENT CHILDREN BREASTFED AT 12 MONTHS BY STATE (2004)

AND STATE INFANT MORTALTY RATE (2004) N = 51 –CDC 2007

< 15 % 15-19 % 20-24 % >25 % >30%

N = 10 N = 15 N = 14 N = 12 N = 6

IMR IMR IMR IMR

DE 8.62 FL 7.05 AZ 6.73 AK 6.67 AK

AL 8.67 GA 8.51 CT 5.54 HI 5.69 CA

AR 8.27 IA 5.07 DC 11.42 CA 5.16 HI

KY 6.78* IL 7.48 ID 6.17 CO 6.34 OR

LA 10.46 IN 8.03 MD 8.44 ME 5.67 VT

MS 9.81 KS 7.16 ME 5.67 MT 4.51 WA

OH 7.67 MI 7.58 MN 4.70 NH 5.56

OK 8.01 MA 4.84 NC 8.79 NY 6.07

SC 9.28 MO 7.51 NE 6.57 OR 5.49

WV 7.57 ND 5.62 NJ 5.65 UT 5.21

PA 7.25 NM 6.31 WA 5.52

RI 5.32 NV 6.39 VT 4.55

TN 8.63 SD 8.20

TX 6.31 VA 7.47

WI 5.99

M 2258 6518 4477 1314 /// 2293

F 2178 6187 4196 1297 /// 2189

SUM 4436 12705 8673 2611 /// 4482

TOTAL = 28425

% 15 45 31 9 /16/

Median Infant Mortality Rate = 6.67

90% (9/10) States With Less Than 15% of Children Breastfeeding At 12 Months Have Highest Infant Mortality Rates

83% (10/12) States With Greater Than 25% of Children Breastfeeding At 12 Months Have Lowest Infant Mortality Rates

60% (9/15) States With Second Lowest Breastfeeding At 12 Months (20-24%) Have Higher Infant Mortality Rates

57% (8/14) States With Second Highest Breastfeeding At 12 Months (20-24%) Have Lower Infant Mortality Rates.

CDC (2008). Breastfeeding Practices—Results from the National Immunization Survey. Center for Disease Control. http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/data/NIS_data/index.htm

Minino, A.M , et al (2007) Deaths: Final Data for 2004. CDC. National Vital Statistics Report. V55(19). Table 32.. Hyattsville, MD http:www.cdc.gov/nchs August 21.

Prescott, J.W. (2008). Table 13: Breastfeeding At 12 Months of Age By State and Infant Mortality Rate. October 18. (Revised 16 Feb 10)

table 2

Infant Mortality Ranks

DEATHS PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS

2004/8.21.07 FD*

01 Montana 6.42 4.51

02 Vermont 4.68 4.55

03 Minnesota 4.85 4.70

04 Massachus 4.80 4.84

05 Iowa 5.36 5.07

06 California 5.25 5.16

07 Utah 5.26 5.21

08 Rhode Island 6.40 5.32

09 Oregon 5.59 5.49

10 Washington 5.62 5.52

11 Connecticut 5.75 5.54

12 New Hamp 4.93 5.56

13 N. Dakota 6.48 5.62

14 New Jersey 5.62 5.65

15 Maine 5.01 5.67

16 Hawaii 6.95 5.69

17 Wisconsin 6.43 5.99

18 New York 6.08 6.07

19 Idaho 6.14 6.17

20 New Mexico 6.11 6.31

21 Texas 6.37 6.31

22 Colorado 6.11 6.34

23 Nevada 6.00 6.39

24 Nebraska 6.34 6.57

25 Alaska 6.36 6.67

26 Arizona 6.55 6.73

27 Kentucky 6.94 6.78

28 Florida 7.33 7.05

29 Kansas 7.04 7.16

30 Pennsylvania 7.40 7.25

31 Illinois 7.53 7.46

32 Virginia 7.48 7.47

33 Missouri 7.95 7.51

34 W. Virginia 7.98 7.57

35 Michigan 8.09 7.58

36 Ohio 7.74 7.67

* Minino, A.M., et al. (2007) Deaths: Final Data for 2004. National Vital Statistics Reports V55 (19). August 21. Centers For Disease Control. DHHS. Hyattsville,, MD

table 2. cont.
Infant Mortality Ranks

DEATHS PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS

2004/8.21.07 FD*

FINAL

Data

37 Oklahoma 7.95 8.01

38 Indiana 7.78 8.03

39 S. Dakota 7.11 8.20

40 Arkansas 8.47 8.27

41 Maryland 8.09 8.44

42 Georgia 8.65 8.51

43 Delaware 8.88 8.62

44 Tennessee 9.05 8.63

45 Alabama 8.82 8.67

46 N. Carolina 8.35 8.79

47 Wyoming 6.99 8.81

48 S. Carolina 8.98 9.28

49 Mississippi 10.32 9.81

50 Louisiana 9.95 10.46

51 District C. 11.42 11.98

* Minino, A.M., et al. (2007) Deaths: Final Data for 2004. National Vital Statistics Reports V55 (19). August 21. Centers For Disease Control. DHHS. Hyattsville,, MD

“More than one-half (55 percent) of all infant deaths in the United States in 2004 occurred to the 2 percent of infants born at less than 32 weeks of gestation. Still, infant mortality rates for the preterm (34-36 weeks of gestation) infants were three times those for term (37-41 week) infants. The three leading causes of infant death—Congenital malformations, low birthweight and SIDS—taken together accounted for 45 percent of infant deaths.” (pp 1-2).

Matthews, T.J. and MacDorman, M.F. (2007). Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2004 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set. Division of Vital Statistics, National Vital Statistics Report, Centers For Disease Control and Prevention. V55 (14): 1-32. May 2. Hyattsville, MD.