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Butler County Infant Vitality Annual Report 2022
Infant Vitality Annual Report 2022
Of 4,265 live-born babies in 2022, 21 infants died before their first birthday in Butler County. The overall infant mortality rate for all races in 2022 is 4.9 deaths per 1,000 live births. For comparison, in 2021 there were 4,262 live-born babies and 38 infant deaths. In 2022, Butler County experienced a sharp decrease in infant mortality with 17 less infant deaths from the year prior.
The 2022 rate is also currently on target with the Healthy People 2030 goal of 5. Between the period of 2016 to 2022, Black infants were 2 times more likely to die than white infants. In 2022, the infant mortality rate for non-Hispanic Black infants was 5 per 1,000 live births compared to 5.9 per 1,000 live births among non-Hispanic white infants.
Overall, the infant mortality rate trends over the years show that Black infants in the county are consistently more than twice likely to die before their first birthday than white infants.
Of 4,265 live-born babies in 2022, 21 infants died before their first birthday in Butler County. The overall infant mortality rate for all races in 2022 is 4.9 deaths per 1,000 live births. For comparison, in 2021 there were 4,262 live-born babies and 38 infant deaths. In 2022, Butler County experienced a sharp decrease in infant mortality with 17 less infant deaths from the year prior.
The 2022 rate is also currently on target with the Healthy People 2030 goal of 5. Between the period of 2016 to 2022, Black infants were 2 times more likely to die than white infants. In 2022, the infant mortality rate for non-Hispanic Black infants was 5 per 1,000 live births compared to 5.9 per 1,000 live births among non-Hispanic white infants.
Overall, the infant mortality rate trends over the years show that Black infants in the county are consistently more than twice likely to die before their first birthday than white infants.