UNITEDSTATES
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Infant mortality
a
6.9
6.7
6.9
6.7
6.7
6.7
6.6
6.1
6.0
NA
NA
Neonatal mortality
a
4.6
4.5
4.6
4.5
4.4
4.4
4.1
4.0
4.0
NA
NA
Postneonatal mortality
a
2.3
2.2
2.3
2.2
2.3
2.3
2.2
2.1
2.0
NA
NA
Percent postneonatal mortality
b
33.3 32.8 33.3 32.8 34.3 34.3 33.3 34.4
NA
NA
NA
ARIZONA, STATEWIDE TOTAL
Infant mortality
a
6.5
6.7
6.8
6.3
6.8
6.3
5.9
6.0
5.9
5.8
5.3
Neonatal mortality
a
4.3
4.5
4.4
4.3
4.7
4.2
3.9
3.8
3.9
3.9
3.4
Postneonatal mortality
a
2.2
2.2
2.4
2.0
2.2
2.1
2.0
2.2
2.0
1.9
1.9
Percent postneonatal mortality
b
33.8 32.8 35.3 31.5 32.4 33.3 34.0 36.7 34.3 32.9 35.3
URBANCOUNTIES
Infant mortality
a
6.4
6.7
6.5
6.3
6.6
6.3
5.9
5.7
5.8
5.7
5.2
Neonatal mortality
a
4.4
4.7
4.3
4.3
4.6
4.3
4.0
3.7
3.9
3.9
3.3
Postneonatal mortality
a
2.0
2.0
2.2
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
1.9
1.9
1.8
Percent postneonatal mortality
b
31.5 29.9 33.8 31.3 30.3 31.8 33.0 35.1 32.6 32.9 35.1
RURAL COUNTIES
Infant mortality
a
7.1
6.9
8.6
6.3
8.0
6.2
5.5
7.4
6.6
5.9
5.8
Neonatal mortality
a
3.8
3.8
5.0
4.3
4.8
3.5
3.9
4.5
3.7
3.9
3.7
Postneonatal mortality
a
3.3
3.1
3.6
2.0
3.3
2.7
2.0
2.9
2.9
2.0
2.2
Percent postneonatal mortality
b
46.2 44.9 41.9 32.6 41.3 43.6 38.7 37.7 43.8 33.8 37.3
TABLE2C-1
INFANT, NEONATAL, ANDPOSTNEONATALMORTALITYRATESANDPERCENTPOSTNEONATALDEATHS,
UNITEDSTATES, ARIZONAANDURBAN/RURAL COUNTIESOFARIZONA, 2003-2013
Notes:
a
Rates per 1,000 live births; the U.S. rates are from the National Center for Health Statistics; the 2011 U.S. rates are provisional;
b
Total infant mortality= 100 percent;
Urban=Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, and Yuma Counties; the remaining counties comprise Arizona?s rural areas; records with unknown county of residence are included in the statewide
totals, but are not distributed by urban/rural area.
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