Low Birthweight, Neonatal, Postneonatal and Infant Mortality Rates
Three-Year Moving Averages
Michigan Residents, 1989-2001

Year Low Birthweight
Mortality Rate
Neonatal
Mortality Rate
Postneonatal
Mortality Rate
Infant
Mortality Rate
1989-1991        
1989-1991        
1989-1991        


 

Notes:
 
Infant deaths: Deaths occurring to individuals less than 1 year of age.
Infant
mortality rate
Number of resident infant deaths divided by total resident live births x 1,000.
Neontal
mortality rate
Number of infant deaths that occurred within the first 27 days of life per 1,000 live births.
Postneontal
mortality rate
Number of resident postneonatal deaths divided by total resident live births x 1,000.
Low Birthweight
mortality rate
Number of infant deaths with irthweight less than 2500 grams divided by total resident live births x 1,000.
± Adding and subtracting the number shown after the ± symbol from the rate creates a confidence interval indicating that the true rate lies between the lower and upper bounds of this interval with 95 % statistical confidence. The true rate lies between the lower and upper bounds of the interval with 95% statistical confidence.
*  A rate is not calculated when there are fewer than 6 events, because the width of the confidence interval would negate any usefulness for comparative purposes.
-  A dash indicates that there were either no births or no infant deaths from this category.
   
Source: 1989 - 2001 Michigan Resident Death Files and Michigan Resident Birth Files, Epidemiology Services Division, Vital Records and Health Data Development Section, Michigan Department of Community Health

 

Date Created: 9/26/2002