Infant mortality rate in Detroit drops from 2018 to 2019
May 5, 2021
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DETROIT (AP) Infant mortality in Detroit dropped between 2018 and 2019, officials said.
Data from Michigan’s Department of Health and Human Services shows there were 11 deaths for every 1,000 live births in 2019 compared to 16.7 deaths for the same number of live births the year before.
The drop was announced Wednesday by Mayor Mike Duggan and Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, Michigan’s chief medical executive.
In 1992, Detroit’s overall rate was 21.4.
The mortality rate for Black babies in Detroit also decreased from nearly 19 per 1,000 live births in 2018 to 12.3 the following year, Duggan s office said. The rate for white babies was 9.7 in 2019 and 6.4 in 2018.
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Michigan Infant Mortality Lowest in Recorded History
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LANSING, Mich. - Michigan has achieved a significant milestone in the state s efforts to keep mothers and babies safe. In 2019, data shows that Michigan had both the lowest Infant Mortality Rate in recorded history and a measurable decrease in the disparity of death occurrences between Black and white races.
Recent data released by the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology Section of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) shows an Infant Mortality Rate for 2019 of 6.4 per 1,000 live births and a reduction of the Black and white infant mortality disparity ratio of 3.2 in 2018 to 2.6 in 2019.