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122. Infant, Maternal, and Neonatal Mortality Rates and Fetal Mortality Ratios, by Race
[Deaths per 1,000 live births, except as noted. Excludesdeaths of nonresidents of U.S. Beginning 1980, race for live birthstabulated according to race of mother, for infant and
neonatalmortality rates. Beginning 1989, race for live births tabulated according to race of mother, for maternal mortality rates andmortality rates. See also Appendix III]
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Item and Race
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1970
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1971
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1972
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1973
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1974
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1975
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1976
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1977
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1978
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1979
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1980
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1981
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1982
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1983
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1984
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1985
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1986
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1987
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1988
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1989
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1990
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1991
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1992
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1993
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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Infant deaths 1
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20.0
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19.1
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18.5
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17.7
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16.7
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16.1
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15.2
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14.1
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13.8
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13.1
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12.6
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11.9
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11.5
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11.2
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10.8
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10.6
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10.4
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10.1
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10.0
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9.8
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9.2
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8.9
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8.5
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8.4
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8.0
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7.6
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7.3
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7.2
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7.2
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White
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17.8
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17.1
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16.4
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15.8
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14.8
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14.2
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13.3
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12.3
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12.0
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11.4
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10.9
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10.3
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9.9
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9.6
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9.3
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9.2
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8.8
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8.5
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8.4
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8.1
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7.6
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7.3
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6.9
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6.8
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6.6
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6.3
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6.0
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6.0
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6.0
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Black and other
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30.9
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28.5
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27.7
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26.2
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24.9
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24.2
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23.5
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21.7
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21.1
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19.8
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20.2
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18.8
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18.3
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17.8
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17.1
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16.8
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16.7
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16.5
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16.1
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16.3
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15.5
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15.1
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14.4
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14.1
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13.5
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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Black
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32.6
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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26.2
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(NA)
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(NA)
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23.1
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21.8
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22.2
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20.8
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20.5
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20.0
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19.2
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19.0
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18.9
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18.8
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18.5
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18.6
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18.0
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17.6
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16.8
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16.5
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15.8
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15.1
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14.2
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13.7
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14.1
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Maternal deaths 2
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21.5
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18.8
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18.8
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15.2
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14.6
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12.8
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12.3
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11.2
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9.6
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9.6
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9.2
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8.5
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7.9
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8.0
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7.8
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7.8
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7.2
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6.6
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8.4
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7.9
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8.2
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7.9
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7.8
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7.5
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8.3
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7.1
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7.6
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8.4
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(NA)
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White
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14.4
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13.0
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14.3
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10.7
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10.0
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9.1
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9.0
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7.7
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6.4
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6.4
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6.7
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6.3
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5.8
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5.9
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5.4
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5.2
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4.9
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5.1
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5.9
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5.6
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5.4
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5.8
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5.0
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4.8
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6.2
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4.2
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5.1
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5.8
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(NA)
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Black and other
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55.9
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45.3
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38.5
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34.6
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35.1
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29.0
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26.5
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26.0
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23.0
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22.7
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19.8
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17.3
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16.4
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16.3
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16.9
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18.1
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16.0
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12.0
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17.4
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16.5
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19.1
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15.6
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18.2
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17.6
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16.2
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18.5
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16.9
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18.3
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(NA)
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Black
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59.8
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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31.3
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(NA)
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(NA)
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25.0
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25.1
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21.5
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20.4
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18.2
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18.3
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19.7
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20.4
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18.8
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14.2
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19.5
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18.4
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22.4
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18.3
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20.8
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20.5
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18.5
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22.1
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20.3
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20.8
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(NA)
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Fetal deaths 3
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14.2
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13.4
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12.7
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12.2
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11.5
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10.7
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10.5
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9.8
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9.7
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9.4
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9.2
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9.0
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8.9
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8.5
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8.2
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7.9
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7.7
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7.7
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7.5
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7.5
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7.5
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7.3
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7.4
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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White
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12.4
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11.8
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11.2
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10.8
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10.2
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9.5
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9.3
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8.7
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8.5
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8.4
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8.2
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8.0
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7.9
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7.5
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7.4
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7.0
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6.8
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6.7
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6.4
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6.4
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6.4
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6.2
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6.3
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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