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Infant and Fetal Deaths

Overview

Infant mortality is the death of an infant before his or her first birthday. The infant mortality rate is the number of infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. In addition to giving us key information about maternal and infant health, the infant mortality rate is an important marker of the overall health of a society.

Fetal death refers to the spontaneous intrauterine death of a fetus at any time during pregnancy. Fetal deaths later in pregnancy (at 20 weeks of gestation or more, or 28 weeks or more, for example) are also sometimes referred to as stillbirths.

Additional Information

Infant and Fetal Deaths in Delaware

Resources

Delaware Vital Statistics Annual Report, Infant Mortality, 2017 [pdf]

from the Delaware Health Statistics Center

Fetal Deaths (CDC)

Infant Mortality (CDC)

Data Sources

Fetal Deaths, Pre-term Births, and Teen Pregnancy

Citation: Delaware Health and Social Services, Office of Vital Statistics. 2011-2020. Delaware Vital Statistics Report.

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Mortality

Citation: Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, Delaware Health Statistics Center.

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Privacy

In releasing this information, Delaware aims to provide information that can be helpful to local communities as they work to improve public health. However, the protection of the confidentiality of our citizens is of paramount importance. To that end, counts of less than 11 are not presented. An outside expert has reviewed the platform to ensure it complies with the HIPAA privacy rule (45 CFR 164.§514(b)).