Saturday, June 17, 2017

Black U.S. Babies Still More Likely To Die Than White Infants

According to American Journal of Public Health: United States infant mortality rates fell 13 percent from 2000 to 2013. During the same period, the number black infants who died before their first birthday was 11.1 deaths for every 1,000 live births, compared with just 5.1 deaths for every 1,000 white newborns.  Researchers used government records […]

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