Child Mortality in the United States, 1935-2007: Large Racial and Socioeconomic Disparaties Have Persisted Over Time

摘要

In this brief report, we analyze long-term trends in mortality among children aged 1-4 and 5-14 years according to race/ethnicity, sex, cause of death, family poverty level, and state of residence by using both historical and the latest national vital statistics data (3-5). As shown below, the impressive decline in the overall child mortality rates over the long term has been due to large reductions in mortality from unintentional injuries, pneumonia and influenza, cancer, and birth defects.