Number of Infant Deaths, Live Births and Infant Death Rates By Race

Year	White				Black				Other¹
Table 2 Number of Infant Deaths, Live Births and Infant Death Rates By Race Michigan Residents, 1970 - 2009
Chart of infant death rates by race.
Year	Infant Deaths	Live Births	Infant Death Rate		Infant Deaths	Live Births	Infant Death Rate		Infant Deaths	Live Births	Infant Death Rate
1970	2,661	144,159	18.5	�0.7	811	26,513	30.6	�2.1	14	871	16.1	�8.4
1971	2,293	134,486	17.1	�0.7	843	26,755	31.5	�2.1	17	890	19.1	�9.0
1972	1,957	120,042	16.3	�0.7	835	25,760	32.4	�2.2	8	936	8.5	�5.9
1973	1,749	115,150	15.2	�0.7	796	25,252	31.5	�2.2	11	926	11.9	�7.0
1974	1,673	112,768	14.8	�0.7	705	22,836	30.9	�2.2	7	950	7.4	�5.4

1975	1,574	110,058	14.3	�0.7	616	22,692	27.1	�2.1	8	951	8.4	�5.8
1976	1,383	108,295	12.8	�0.7	575	21,778	26.4	�2.1	16	1,100	14.5	�7.1
1977	1,373	114,511	12.0	�0.6	559	22,620	24.7	�2.0	8	1,059	7.6	�5.2
1978	1,344	114,652	11.7	�0.6	566	22,423	25.2	�2.1	13	1,507	8.6	�4.7
1979	1,352	119,218	11.3	�0.6	550	23,346	23.6	�1.9	12	1,622	7.4	�4.2

1980	1,246	119,698	10.4	�0.6	582	23,422	24.8	�2.0	15	1,825	8.2	�4.1
1981	1,261	116,596	10.8	�0.6	564	22,002	25.6	�2.1	18	1,847	9.7	�4.5
1982	1,110	114,465	9.7	�0.6	548	21,574	25.4	�2.1	13	1,797	7.2	�3.9
1983	1,048	109,892	9.5	�0.6	506	21,295	23.8	�2.0	15	1,721	8.7	�4.4
1984	1,034	111,574	9.3	�0.6	541	22,322	24.2	�2.0	15	1,792	8.4	�4.2

1985	1,053	114,150	9.2	�0.6	510	21,935	23.3	�2.0	11	1,820	6.0	�3.6
1986	999	112,255	8.9	�0.5	553	23,366	23.7	�1.9	12	1,927	6.2	�3.5
1987	953	113,386	8.4	�0.5	567	24,975	22.7	�1.8	17	1,992	8.5	�4.0
1988	952	112,232	8.5	�0.5	570	25,217	22.6	�1.8	19	2,093	9.1	�4.1
1989	946	115,186	8.2	�0.5	672	29,839	22.5	�1.7	23	2,525	9.1	�3.7

1990	930	118,180	7.9	�0.5	689	31,842	21.6	�1.6	18	2,623	6.9	�3.2
1991	857	114,983	7.5	�0.5	683	31,543	21.7	�1.6	13	2,522	5.2	�2.8
1992	781	111,458	7.0	�0.5	656	29,656	22.1	�1.7	23	2,223	10.3	�4.2
1993	770	108,329	7.1	�0.5	530	28,249	18.8	�1.6	17	2,418	7.0	�3.3
1994	670	106,828	6.3	�0.5	495	27,129	18.2	�1.6	19	3,137	6.1	�2.7

1995	655	105,274	6.2	�0.5	432	24,914	17.3	�1.6	19	3,124	6.1	�2.7
1996	627	104,922	6.0	�0.5	421	24,073	17.5	�1.7	21	3,307	6.4	�2.7
1997	640	104,980	6.1	�0.5	425	24,201	17.6	�1.7	17	3,628	4.7	�2.2
1998	660	105,161	6.3	�0.5	405	24,179	16.8	�1.6	23	3,833	6.0	�2.4
1999	616	104,493	5.9	�0.5	428	23,850	17.9	�1.7	19	4,210	4.5	�2.0
Table 2 Number of Infant Deaths, Live Births and Infant Death Rates By Race Michigan Residents, 1970 - 2009 (Continued)
Year	White				Black				Other
Year	Infant Deaths	Live Births	Infant Death Rate		Infant Deaths	Live Births	Infant Death Rate		Infant Deaths	Live Births	Infant Death Rate
2000	637	106,322	6.0	�0.5	437	24,069	18.2	�1.7	30	4,525	6.6	�2.4
2001	635	104,489	6.1	�0.5	398	23,494	16.9	�1.7	25	4,752	5.3	�2.1
2002	611	101,611	6.0	�0.5	410	22,248	18.4	�1.8	21	5,056	4.2	�1.8
2003	680	102,146	6.7	�0.5	391	22,380	17.5	�1.7	37	5,508	6.7	�2.2
2004	527	100,795	5.2	�0.4	388	22,484	17.3	�1.7	61	5,719	10.7	�2.7

2005	549	99,117	5.5	�0.5	400	22,365	17.9	�1.7	62	5,461	11.4	�2.8
2006	534	98,551	5.4	�0.5	339	22,873	14.8	�1.6	60	5,636	10.6	�2.7
2007	549	93,868	5.8	�0.5	368	22,314	16.5	�1.7	74	6,932	10.7	�2.4
2008	496	91,509	5.4	�0.5	332	22,695	14.6	�1.6	61	6,691	9.1	�2.3
2009	470	87,471	5.4	�0.5	346	22,292	15.5	�1.6	46	6,980	6.6	�1.9