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Table 1

All-cause infant mortality rates (per 1,000 births) in 1999 and 2017 in the United States, and the absolute and percentage change

	White Non-Hispanic		Black Non-Hispanic		Hispanic
	No B.A.	B.A.	No B.A.	B.A.	No B.A.	B.A.
Maternal Age–Adjusted
1999	5.888	3.826	13.539	10.379	5.480	4.352
2017	5.847	2.781	11.324	6.817	5.150	3.464
Difference	−0.04	−1.05	−2.21	−3.56	−0.33	−0.89
% change	−0.7	−27.3	−16.4	−34.3	−6.0	−20.4
Not Maternal Age–Adjusted
1999	6.231	3.842	13.653	10.090	5.531	4.154
2017	5.847	2.781	11.324	6.817	5.150	3.464
Difference	−0.38	−1.06	−2.33	−3.27	−0.38	−0.69
% change	−6.2	−27.6	−17.1	−32.4	−6.9	−16.6

	White Non-Hispanic		Black Non-Hispanic		Hispanic
	No B.A.	B.A.	No B.A.	B.A.	No B.A.	B.A.
Maternal Age–Adjusted
1999	5.888	3.826	13.539	10.379	5.480	4.352
2017	5.847	2.781	11.324	6.817	5.150	3.464
Difference	−0.04	−1.05	−2.21	−3.56	−0.33	−0.89
% change	−0.7	−27.3	−16.4	−34.3	−6.0	−20.4
Not Maternal Age–Adjusted
1999	6.231	3.842	13.653	10.090	5.531	4.154
2017	5.847	2.781	11.324	6.817	5.150	3.464
Difference	−0.38	−1.06	−2.33	−3.27	−0.38	−0.69
% change	−6.2	−27.6	−17.1	−32.4	−6.9	−16.6

Notes: Among infants born to women of any age. B.A. = bachelor's degree.