Health Statistics

Illinois Infant Mortality

1907-2008

(Rates are per 1,000 live births)

Year
Number
Rate
Year
Number
Rate
2008*
1,263
7.2
 1957*
6,070
25.4
2007*
1,196
6.6
 1956*
5,642
24.6
2006*
1,343
7.4
 1955*
5,479
24.8
2005*
1,294
7.2
 1954*
5,442
25.1
2004*
1,317
7.3
 1953*
5,326
25.8
2003*
1,380
7.6
 1952*
5,115
24.9
2002*
1,304
7.2
 1951*
5,023
25.0
2001*
1,379
7.5
 1950*
4,855
25.6
2000*
1,528
8.3
 1949**
5,195
27.4
1999*
1,504
8.3
 1948**
5,123
27.7
1998*
1,505
8.2
 1947**
5,672
28.9
1997*
1,476
8.2
 1946**
5,316
30.4
1996*
1,536
8.4
 1945**
4,377
31.6
1995*
1,724
9.3
 1944**
4,602
32.4
1994*
1,711
9.0
 1943**
5,184
33.3
1993*
1,838
9.6
 1942**
5,170
33.1
1992*
1,911
10.0
 1941**
4,661
34.2
1991*
2,068
10.7
 1940**
4,398
35.3
1990*
2,090
10.7
 1939***
4,474
38.0
1989*
2,217
11.7
 1938***
5,016
40.9
1988*
2,077
11.2
 1937***
4,967
43.1
1987*
2,094
11.6
 1936***
5,246
46.8
1986*
2,125
12.0
 1935***
5,138
45.9
1985*
2,103
11.6
 1934***
5,825
52.8
1984*
2,148
12.0
 1933***
5,284
49.0
1983*
2,208
12.3
 1932***
5,884
52.8
1982*
2,492
13.6
 1931***
6,961
58.6
1981*
2,561
13.9
 1930***
7,152
55.8
1980*
2,788
14.7
 1929***
7,901
61.4
1979*
2,778
15.1
 1928***
8,326
64.2
1978*
2,731
15.7
 1927***
8,605
64.4
1977*
2,824
15.9
 1926***
9,294
69.4
1976*
2,843
16.7
 1925***
9,822
72.5
1975*
3,107
18.4
 1924***
9,734
71.0
1974*
3,271
19.4
 1923***
10,809
81.9
1973*
3,398
20.1
 1922***
10,195
76.1
1972*
3,618
20.3
 1921***
10,674
76.5
1971*
4,107
21.0
 1920***
10,641
89.0
1970*
4,415
21.5
 1919***
11,148
97.2
1969*
4,387
22.4
 1918***
13,109
110.0
1968*
4,536
23.5
 1917
14,029
118.9
1967*
4,611
23.6
 1916
14,518
119.9
1966*
5,121
25.4
 1915
NA
NA
1965*
5,339
25.7
 1914
NA
NA
1964*
5,590
25.2
 1913
11,607
109.8
1963*
5,372
23.9
 1912
11,155
108.0
1962*
5,527
24.0
 1911
11,113
124.0
1961*
5,757
24.3
 1910
12,281
149.4
1960*
5,959
25.0
 1909
11,491
144.7
1959*
5,990
25.0
 1908
11,774
154.3
1958*
5,857
25.0
 1907
11,947
140.0

* 1950 - 2007: Resident data from tabulations in Illinois Department of Public Health.
(1953 - 1954 Maternal deaths from Vital Statistics of the United States)
** 1940 - 1949: Resident data from Vital Statistics of the United States for each year.
*** 1918 - 1939: Occurrence data from United States Bureau of the Census publications.
NA (not available)

Last Updated 5/31/2011

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