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Infant Mortality rate (per 1,000 births)- Every child is ready for school on the first day of Kindergarten |
Strategic Priorities |
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4.1 Significantly reduce infant mortality
- Every child is ready for school on the first day of Kindergarten
About this measure |
This measures the rate of infant deaths per 1,000 births. It is for live born babies that die within their first year of life. Reported data is provided from the Ohio Department of Health.
Why is this important? |
Community experts use the infant mortality rate as a strong indicator of a population’s health and of society’s ability to support its most vulnerable members — it reflects not only the care a mother and father receives during pregnancy or the care a baby receives after birth, but also the long-term health of the parents, the broader health of the surrounding community and a range of persistent issues, including racism and poverty.
For five decades, Greater Cleveland had one of the worst rates of infant mortality (defined as babies dying before their first birthday) in the nation. In 2015, our rate of infant deaths was nearly double the average for the United States – 10.5 deaths per 1000 live births versus 5.8 nationally.
How are we making an impact? |
Community leaders from all areas (civic, business, government, faith based, nonprofit, education, health care) joined the County Executive Office and City of Cleveland leadership to form First Year Cleveland (FYC) on December 30, 2015 to create a bold, data informed plan to solve the unsolvable. Over the last two years, FYC has analyzed the complex problem, has a better understanding of why our babies are dying and has a community-wide execution plan to reduce and sustain low infant deaths for decades to come. The key to our approach is a focus on the racial disparities that exist in the rates.
First Year Cleveland’s (FYC) mission is to mobilize the community through partnerships and a unified strategy to reduce infant deaths including racial disparities. Since 2015, infant deaths have decreased by more than 20% but an additional decrease of 30% is needed to reach the goal of 6.0 Infant Mortality Rate by end of 2020.
Additional Resources |
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Comparative Analysis |
Infant Mortality Rate Historical Performance |
Data Source |
Cuyahoga County: Cuyahoga County Board of Health
Comparative Analysis: Ohio Department of Health, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Florida Department of Health, and Indiana State Department of Health
Measure Data |
| Period |
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Status | Black | White | Hispanic | Overall |
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| 2016 |
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Not Defined | 15.00 | 4.50 | 6.90 | 8.70 |
| 2017 |
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Not Defined | 16.30 | 2.30 | 8.50 | 8.10 |
| 2018 |
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Community Indicator | 14.20 | 4.00 | 9.80 | 8.20 |
| 2019 |
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Not Defined |