Rate: Number of deaths occurring in infants under 1 year of age in a given year per 1,000 live births.
Definition: Rate of death occurring under 1 year of age in a given year per 1,000 live births to resident mothers in the same year.
Data Sources: (1) New Jersey Birth Certificate Database, (2) Linked Infant Death-Birth Database, New Jersey
History:
MAR 2014
- 2020 target based on 2007 data.
MAR 2017
- Baseline year changed from 2007 to 2010.
- 2020 targets modified to reflect a 10% improvement over 2010 baseline for total population and all racial/ethnic groups