The infant death rate is an important measure of a nation's health and a worldwide indicator of health status and social well-being.
It is a critical indicator of the health of a population. The top four causes of infant mortality in Utah include birth defects,
medical conditions of the infants, conditions in the perinatal period (includes disorders related to short gestation or preterm
birth and can reflect the overall state of maternal health, as well as the quality and accessibility of primary health care
for pregnant women), and sudden unexpected infant death (formerly called Sudden Infant Death, now commonly referred to as
Sudden Unexpected Infant Death, or SUID; many of these are related to sleep environments which are unsafe for infants). These
four causes historically account for the greatest number of infant deaths in Utah; their proportions fluctuate somewhat from
year to year.
Infant Mortality: Deaths at Under 1 Year of Age, Utah and U.S., 1980-2011
Data Notes
U.S. figures from www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/infant_health.htm.
U.S. rates for 2010 and 2011 are preliminary figures from National Center for Health Statistics.
Data Sources
Utah Birth Certificate Database, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Department of Health.
Utah Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Department of Health.
National Vital Statistics System, National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Number of infants who died before their first birthday (under 365 days), after being born alive, per 1,000 live births.
How We Calculated the Rates
Numerator:
Number of infants who died prior to their first birthday.
Denominator:
Number of live births.
Page Content Updated On 12/06/2012,
Published on 12/17/2012
Maternal and Infant Health Program, Division of Family Health and Preparedness, Utah Department of Health, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2002, Telephone: 801-538-9970,
Fax: 801-358-9409, Website: health.utah.gov/mihp, Contact: Laurie Baksh, Email: lbaksh@utah.gov
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