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Table 8-A
Number of Hispanic and Arabic Infant Deaths by Selected County and Michigan
Michigan Residents, 2000 - 2009

Hispanic Infant Deaths

County 2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
Michigan46535973789694947677
Hispanic Infant
Death Rates
6.67.28.29.610.011.411.010.88.89.3
Allegan32-2122-21
Genesee1-43435521
Ingham2155442328
Kalamazoo2211-4243-
Kent1311141314142714166
Lenawee12--1-12-3
Macomb23-3113634
Muskegon2211311223
Oakland24357137599
Ottawa4542344334
Saginaw---2133845
Van Buren111127-22-
Washtenaw---1122134
Wayne571322171415191513
All Other Counties8131312192420201016

Table 8-A
Number of Hispanic and Arabic Infant Deaths by Selected County and Michigan
Michigan Residents, 2000 - 2009 (Continued)

Arabic Infant Deaths

County 2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
Michigan20182219122431323422
Arabic Infant
Death Rates
5.94.85.75.13.36.37.68.08.55.8
Macomb2173225376
Oakland1312153482
Wayne1211131351322231610
All Other Counties5311441234

Note:   The increase in hispanic mortality incidence reflects a change in death certificate reporting. Michigan's death certificate was revised in 2003 to comply with a change in the National Standard death certificate and a separate indicator of hispanic ancestry was introduced. In 2005, the hispanic ancestry indicator was used in tabulations for the first time, resulting in the identification of hispanic deaths that might otherwise have been missed. The increase in hispanic death cases between 2004 and 2005 should not be considered as a change in trend.

Caution: Care should be taken drawing inferences from rates based on small numbers of events or small population base. These rates tend to exhibit considerable variation which may negate their usefulness for comparative purpose

Source: 2009 Michigan Resident Infant Death File, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Community Health.


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