Florida
Infant Mortality: 2011
Infant mortality represents many factors surrounding birth including the mother’s health, prenatal care and quality of health services. High infant mortality rates are often considered preventable. Infant mortality rates vary greatly from state to state.
Infant Mortality is the number of infant deaths that occur before age 1 per 1,000 live births. It is based on a two-year average using data from National Center for Health Statistics, Washington, D.C.
The nation’s overall infant mortality rate is consistently higher than other developing countries and significant racial and ethnic disparities exist (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db09.htm). Reducing infant mortality is a goal of Healthy People 2020.
The measures tracked by America's Health Rankings are those actions that can
affect the future health of the population. For a state to improve the health of
its population, efforts must focus on these measures, these determinants of health.
Florida
Infant Mortality
(1990-2011)
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Number of infant deaths (before age 1) per 1,000 live births.
| Edition |
|
Rank |
Value |
|
2011 - Florida
|
|
29
|
7.1 |
