In 2017, the infant mortality attributable to birth defects (IMDB) among white non-Hispanics amounted to 9.9 deaths per 10,000 live births, versus 11.3 deaths per 10,000 live births in 2003. The statistic illustrates the rate of infant mortality attributable to birth defects (IMDB) in the U.S. in 2003 and 2017, by ethnicity.
Rate of infant mortality attributable to birth defects (IMDB) in the U.S. in 2003 and 2017, by ethnicity
(per 10,000 live births)
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CDC, & MMWR. (January 17, 2020). Rate of infant mortality attributable to birth defects (IMDB) in the U.S. in 2003 and 2017, by ethnicity (per 10,000 live births) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097350/rate-of-total-imdb-due-to-birth-defects-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CDC, und MMWR. "Rate of infant mortality attributable to birth defects (IMDB) in the U.S. in 2003 and 2017, by ethnicity (per 10,000 live births)." Chart. January 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097350/rate-of-total-imdb-due-to-birth-defects-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CDC, MMWR. (2020). Rate of infant mortality attributable to birth defects (IMDB) in the U.S. in 2003 and 2017, by ethnicity (per 10,000 live births). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097350/rate-of-total-imdb-due-to-birth-defects-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CDC, and MMWR. "Rate of Infant Mortality Attributable to Birth Defects (Imdb) in The U.S. in 2003 and 2017, by Ethnicity (per 10,000 Live Births)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097350/rate-of-total-imdb-due-to-birth-defects-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CDC & MMWR, Rate of infant mortality attributable to birth defects (IMDB) in the U.S. in 2003 and 2017, by ethnicity (per 10,000 live births) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097350/rate-of-total-imdb-due-to-birth-defects-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 17, 2025)
Rate of infant mortality attributable to birth defects (IMDB) in the U.S. in 2003 and 2017, by ethnicity (per 10,000 live births) [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, January 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097350/rate-of-total-imdb-due-to-birth-defects-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed