TABLE 27 - INFANT DEATH RATES* BY RACE OF MOTHER

TABLE 27
INFANT DEATH RATES*
BY RACE OF MOTHER
KANSAS, 1967-1997

Year	White			Black			Total Infant Death Rate: All Races**
Year	Live Births	Infant Deaths	Rate	Live Births	Infant Deaths	Rate	Total Infant Death Rate: All Races**
1967	32,369	592	18.3	2,251	89	39.5	19.8
1968	32,811	614	18.7	2,296	78	34.0	19.6
1969	34,465	593	17.2	2,406	88	36.6	18.4
1970	35,352	590	16.7	2,511	82	32.7	17.7
1971	33,172	611	18.4	2,466	81	32.8	19.4
1972	30,351	502	16.5	2,377	60	25.2	17.2
1973	29,328	431	14.7	2,214	62	28.0	15.5
1974	30,046	458	15.2	2,212	52	23.5	15.7
1975	30,980	408	13.2	2,226	53	23.8	13.9
1976	32,220	414	12.8	2,433	73	30.0	13.9
1977	33,657	411	12.2	2,577	64	24.8	13.0
1978	33,277	369	11.1	2,691	62	23.0	12.0
1979	35,315	360	10.2	2,918	60	20.6	11.0
1980	36,772	336	9.1	3,129	68	21.7	10.1
1981	37,253	374	10.0	3,030	67	22.1	11.0
1982	36,650	350	9.5	3,065	61	19.9	10.2
1983	36,424	349	9.6	2,971	50	16.8	10.1
1984	36,025	322	8.9	2,916	59	20.2	9.8
1985	35,551	308	8.7	2,890	44	15.2	9.1
1986	35,142	283	8.1	3,032	48	15.8	8.6
1987	34,371	279	8.1	3,068	65	21.2	9.2
1988	34,541	234	6.8	3,176	58	18.3	7.9
1989	34,387	278	8.1	3,235	52	16.1	8.8
1990	34,605	261	7.5	3,328	59	17.7	8.4
1991	33,404	269	8.1	3,154	63	20.0	9.0
1992	33,472	252	7.5	3,310	72	21.8	8.8
1993	32,896	242	7.4	3,230	76	23.5	8.7
1994	33,041	230	7.0	3,133	49	15.6	7.6
1995	32,964	201	6.1	2,867	51	17.8	6.9
1996	32,610	230	7.1	2,755	63	22.9	8.2
1997	33,118	218	6.6	2,794	46	16.5	7.4

*Rate per 1,000 live births
**Other nonwhite data is not included in this table due
to the small numbers but is available upon request.
Residence data

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