We're happy to announce that we've processed and published the American Community Survey (ACS) 2022 5-Year Estimates. As with everything we do, our goal is to empower data scientists, researchers, and academics with the most up-to-date and comprehensive demographic and census data. The Power of ACS 2022 5-Year Estimates The ACS 5-Year Estimates provide a
| Data Dictionary: | Health Data 2016 Release |
| Data Source: | Social Explorer; County Health Rankings & Roadmaps |
| Table: | T14. Infant Mortality [1] |
| T14. | Infant Mortality | ||||
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| Excerpt from: | Social Explorer; Health Data 2015: Technical Documentation |
| Health Data: Technical Documentation -> Subject Definitions -> T8: Mortality -> Infant Mortality |
Infant mortality measures the number of deaths among children less than one year of age per 1,000 live births. Infant mortality represents the health of the most vulnerable age group (those under 365 days). Understanding the child mortality rate in a county can help interpret the years of potential life lost (YPLL) rate. We provide both the infant mortality rate and the number of infant deaths.
