Background Compared to other racial/ethnic groups, infant mortality rates (IMR) are
persistently highestamong Black infants in the United States, yet there is considerable …

In the US, the non-Hispanic Black infant mortality rate exceeds the rate among non-Hispanic
Whites by more than two-fold. To explore factors underlying this persistent disparity, we …

Objectives Despite improvements in infant mortality rates (IMR) in the United States, racial
gaps in IMR remain and may be driven by both structural racism and place. This study …

Background: In the US, black infants remain more than twice as likely as white infants to die
in the first year of life. Previous studies of geographic variation in infant mortality disparities …

Methods Zero-corrected, negative binomial multivariable modeling was used to predict
Black infant mortality (1999–2003) in all US counties with reliable rates. Independent …

Background Wisconsin has the highest Black infant mortality rate (IMR) in the nation.
Objective Evaluate factors associated with racial inequity in IMR in Wisconsin. Study design …

This paper has two objectives. First, we examine the Black–White disparity in the US infant
mortality rate (IMR) between 1995 and 2009, and explore the influence of socioeconomic …

The purpose of this paper is to explore 10-year trends in infant mortality rates (IMRs) from
2007 to 2016 for non-Hispanic (NH) blacks and NH whites by levels of sociodemographic …

Racial disparities in infant mortality have persisted, despite the overall decline in the United
States' overall infant mortality rate (IMR). The overall IMR of the entire United States (5.58 …

Background While evidence shows considerable geographic variations in county-level
racial inequities in infant mortality, the role of structural racism across urban–rural lines …