Illinois Infant Mortality Rate by Race, 1980-2008


Year
White
African-
American
Overall
2008
5.8
13.9
7.2
2007
5.3
13.5
6.6
2006
6.1
14.4
7.4
2005
5.7
15.4
7.2
2004
5.9
14.8
7.3
2003
6.1
15.6
7.6
2002
5.5*
15.7
7.2
2001
5.9
14.9
7.5
2000
6.5
16.3
8.3
1999
6.2
17.4
8.3
1998
6.3
16.8
8.2
1997
6.2
16.5
8.2
1996
6.3
17.1
8.4
1995
7.2
18.2
9.3
1994
6.7
17.9
9.0
1993
7.1
18.8
9.6
1992
7.4
19.5
10.0
1991
7.9
21.1
10.7
1990
7.6
22.1
10.7
1989
8.9
22.0
11.7
1988
8.6
20.7
11.2
1987
9.2
20.5
11.6
1986
9.3
22.2
12.0
1985
9.1
21.3
11.6
1984
9.4
22.0
12.0
1983
9.6
23.0
12.3
1982
10.7
24.5
13.6
1981
11.2
24.3
13.9
1980
11.6
26.1
14.7
 
*Corrected rate

Last Updated 5/31/2011





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