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Infant Mortality
Description of Indicator
This indicator measures the number of infant deaths during the first year of life per 1,000 live births.
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The death of an infant has obvious, devastating impacts on families, not to mention the years of life lost to the infant by dying so young. The medical costs related to infant mortality are also high, particularly when the cause of death is related to prematurity requiring considerable life-saving measures (14). Unmet health needs and unfavorable environmental factors, such as low income, poor or insufficient nutrition, low educational attainment, poor sanitation, and limited or no medical care can all contribute to prematurity and infant mortality (15, 16).
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers interventions targeted at improving maternal health and environmental factors before and during pregnancy, as well as strategies targeted at the baby and family after birth.
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Los Alamitos Fountain Valley Fullerton Placentia Westminster Huntington Beach Laguna Niguel San Clemente Tustin Irvine Yorba Linda Stanton San Juan Capistrano Brea Cypress La Palma Newport Beach Lake Forest Laguna Hills Orange County California Garden Grove La Habra Buena Park Santa Ana Aliso Viejo Anaheim Costa Mesa Rancho Santa Margarita Laguna Beach Mission Viejo Dana Point Orange United States Seal Beach 1.9 2.6 2.7 2.8 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.6 4.7 4.7 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.9 6.0 6.6 6.6 6.8 9.8
Source: Orange County Health Care Agency, 2006-2008 Orange County Statistical Master Birth File and Mortality File
Infant Mortality by Zip Code, 2006-2008
LOS ANGELES
La Habra
Fullerton
La Palma Buena Park Brea
Placentia
SAN BERNARDINO
Yorba Linda
Cypress Los Alamitos Anaheim
Stanton
Garden Grove Orange Villa Park
Seal Beach Westminster
Santa Ana
Fountain Valley Huntington Beach
Costa Mesa Tustin
Irvine Unincorporated
Lake Forest
RIVERSIDE
Newport Beach Rancho Santa Margarita
Laguna Woods Mission Viejo
Laguna Hills Aliso Viejo Unincorporated
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Number of Infant Deaths per 1,000 Live Births
1.0 - 2.9 3.0 - 4.7 4.8 - 5.9 6.0 - 29.9 Data missing or unstable
Laguna Beach Laguna Niguel
San Juan Capistrano
Dana Point
San Clemente
SAN DIEGO
0 2.5 5 10 Miles
