Number of African American infants that were likely to die from causes related to low birth weight compared to non-Hispanic white infants



Stat: African American infants were almost four times as likely to die from causes related to low birth weight, compared to non-Hispanic white infants.

Stat Categories: African-American Stats

Tags: African American African American,Black African American,Black,Negro

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Publisher (site that mentioned this stat): The Office of Minority Health

Submitted By: Michael Raeford

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