Infant Mortality Numbers by County, 1996-1998

1996 1997 1998
County Births Infant
Deaths 		IM
Rate 		Births Infant
Deaths 		IM
Rate 		Births Infant
Deaths 		IM
Rate
*ILLINOIS* 183,079 1,536 8.4 180,649 1,476 8.2 182,503 1,505 8.2
ADAMS 830 2 ** 812 7 ** 862 8 **
ALEXANDER 147 3 ** 132 1 ** 140 3 **
BOND 194 0 ** 193 2 ** 201 1 **
BOONE 529 5 ** 531 2 ** 545 7 **
BROWN 58 0 ** 64 0 ** 41 0 **
BUREAU 417 6 ** 389 3 ** 417 2 **
CALHOUN 49 0 ** 37 0 ** 57 1 **
CARROLL 175 5 ** 163 2 ** 185 0 **
CASS 150 0 ** 185 1 ** 188 0 **
CHAMPAIGN 2,270 9 ** 2,175 24 11.0 2,128 9 **
CHRISTIAN 412 4 ** 439 4 ** 412 1 **
CLARK 199 1 ** 180 1 ** 209 1 **
CLAY 174 2 ** 168 1 ** 183 2 **
CLINTON 415 2 ** 424 0 ** 368 1 **
COLES 630 5 ** 561 4 ** 590 5 **
COOK 87,747 858 9.8 85,589 820 9.6 85,970 814 9.5
Chicago 52,831 570 10.8 51,117 547 10.7 51,517 562 10.9
Suburban Cook 34,916 288 8.2 34,472 273 7.9 34,453 252 7.3
CRAWFORD 208 1 ** 213 0 ** 233 3 **
CUMBERLAND 135 1 ** 136 2 ** 125 1 **
DEKALB 1,014 5 ** 1,056 8 ** 1,082 3 **
DEWITT 194 0 ** 191 0 ** 211 1 **
DOUGLAS 298 2 ** 287 1 ** 275 1 **
DUPAGE 13,680 77 5.6 13,440 79 5.9 13,251 88 6.6
EDGAR 242 1 ** 210 2 ** 218 3 **
EDWARDS 59 1 ** 76 1 ** 69 1 **
EFFINGHAM 464 2 ** 480 2 ** 481 0 **
FAYETTE 275 3 ** 268 2 ** 255 2 **
FORD 176 1 ** 180 2 ** 171 2 **
FRANKLIN 467 3 ** 469 3 ** 406 1 **
FULTON 427 2 ** 419 2 ** 396 2 **
GALLATIN 68 1 ** 67 0 ** 51 0 **
GREENE 203 4 ** 195 0 ** 167 0 **
GRUNDY 500 7 ** 458 3 ** 453 1 **
HAMILTON 71 1 ** 92 0 ** 85 0 **
HANCOCK 210 3 ** 218 1 ** 215 0 **
HARDIN 42 0 ** 59 0 ** 41 0 **
HENDERSON 81 1 ** 88 0 ** 81 0 **
HENRY 588 3 ** 549 2 ** 561 6 **
IROQUOIS 350 3 ** 353 1 ** 360 3 **
JACKSON 696 8 ** 667 6 ** 644 8 **
JASPER 132 1 ** 114 0 ** 115 2 **
JEFFERSON 457 3 ** 450 2 ** 455 2 **
JERSEY 239 2 ** 259 0 ** 244 1 **
JO DAVIESS 230 2 ** 251 0 ** 231 0 **
JOHNSON 103 1 ** 99 2 ** 130 0 **
KANE 6,799 58 8.5 6,975 55 7.9 7,184 47 6.5
KANKAKEE 1,555 11 7.1 1,510 12 7.9 1,497 14 9.4
KENDALL 721 4 ** 686 6 ** 778 4 **
KNOX 637 5 ** 620 3 ** 663 4 **
LAKE 10,005 58 5.8 10,177 57 5.6 10,462 53 5.1
LASALLE 1,330 10 7.5 1,362 10 7.3 1,423 8 **
LAWRENCE 135 1 ** 164 1 ** 171 5 **
LEE 390 4 ** 424 4 ** 376 2 **
LIVINGSTON 442 4 ** 462 2 ** 443 2 **
LOGAN 334 3 ** 316 2 ** 357 3 **
MCDONOUGH 307 2 ** 284 2 ** 286 3 **
MCHENRY 3,894 13 3.3 3,836 25 6.5 3,822 23 6.0
MCLEAN 1,857 15 8.1 1,978 15 7.6 1,921 19 9.9
MACON 1,593 14 8.8 1,491 17 11.4 1,541 12 7.8
MACOUPIN 524 3 ** 519 2 ** 525 1 **
MADISON 3,347 21 6.3 3,331 26 7.8 3,373 33 9.8
MARION 564 8 ** 562 4 ** 512 2 **
MARSHALL 150 2 ** 150 2 ** 144 1 **
MASON 191 0 ** 179 2 ** 191 4 **
MASSAC 166 0 ** 165 0 ** 183 0 **
MENARD 154 1 ** 150 1 ** 129 1 **
MERCER 166 3 ** 190 2 ** 181 0 **
MONROE 309 1 ** 306 1 ** 309 1 **
MONTGOMERY 357 3 ** 319 3 ** 338 1 **
MORGAN 401 2 ** 393 5 ** 426 7 **
MOULTRIE 192 2 ** 178 0 ** 162 0 **
OGLE 585 1 ** 570 5 ** 625 2 **
PEORIA 2,655 27 10.2 2,575 20 7.8 2,717 25 9.2
PERRY 241 2 ** 240 1 ** 251 1 **
PIATT 196 1 ** 208 0 ** 179 0 **
PIKE 201 0 ** 191 1 ** 200 1 **
POPE 46 1 ** 48 0 ** 34 0 **
PULASKI 112 2 ** 99 0 ** 89 0 **
PUTNAM 68 0 ** 55 0 ** 64 2 **
RANDOLPH 337 4 ** 374 2 ** 400 3 **
RICHLAND 215 3 ** 217 0 ** 209 0 **
ROCK ISLAND 1,872 13 6.9 2,013 21 10.4 1,959 18 9.2
ST. CLAIR 3,886 47 12.1 3,678 29 7.9 3,755 43 11.5
SALINE 272 2 ** 315 0 ** 323 2 **
SANGAMON 2,483 16 6.4 2,487 28 11.3 2,537 23 9.1
SCHUYLER 88 0 ** 83 0 ** 82 2 **
SCOTT 67 0 ** 73 0 ** 59 1 **
SHELBY 274 2 ** 261 0 ** 253 2 **
STARK 80 1 ** 78 1 ** 82 0 **
STEPHENSON 624 5 ** 608 2 ** 636 2 **
TAZEWELL 1,559 8 ** 1,574 12 7.6 1,567 13 8.3
UNION 208 3 ** 197 0 ** 217 1 **
VERMILION 1,138 10 8.8 1,137 5 ** 1,181 6 **
WABASH 123 1 ** 102 2 ** 148 3 **
WARREN 2335 0 ** 234 1 ** 215 1 **
WASHINGTON 151 2 ** 153 1 ** 166 0 **
WAYNE 172 0 ** 195 1 ** 196 1 **
WHITE 157 0 ** 168 0 ** 157 0 **
WHITESIDE 780 7 ** 771 4 ** 827 3 **
WILL 6,741 45 6.7 6,925 52 7.5 7,389 76 10.3
WILLIAMSON 690 4 ** 697 7 ** 704 7 **
WINNEBAGO 3,867 38 9.8 3,813 24 6.3 3,964 25 6.3
WOODFORD 429 2 ** 393 4 ** 417 5 **
UNSPECIFIED 4 0 ** 4 1 ** 2 1 **

** Rate does not meet standards of reliability or precision.

Last Updated 1/12/00





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