United States Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2004 Period Linked Birth and Infant Death Data Set

General Info

Provider

National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Tabulations only

Geography

United States of America (USA)

Coverage type

Country

Time period covered

January, 2004 - December, 2004

Series or system

United States National Vital Statistics System (NVSS)

Data type

Vital registration

Summary

This issue of the CDC's National Vital Statistics Reports presents data from the 2004 linked birth and infant deaths data set produced by the National Vital Statistics System. The report provides the data through graphs, tables, and text that cover infant mortality as it relates to birthweight, maternal characteristics such as race, age, and marital status, deaths attributable to the five leading causes of deaths, and other topics.

Although the bulk of the report is on the 2004 data, some graphs and tables present data back to 1995 or 1999 for comparison.

Keywords

Birth weight, Congenital anomalies, Ethnicity, Infant mortality, Live births, Marital status, Maternal age, Multiple births, Neonatal conditions, Preterm birth, Preterm birth complications, Race, Sudden infant death syndrome, Unintentional injuries

Citation

Contributors

National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Publisher

National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Suggested citation

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2004 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set. Hyattsville, United States: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2007. (National Vital Statistics Reports 55; no.14).