Tarrant County Public Health
Division of Epidemiology and Health Information
Infant Mortality Summary, Tarrant County, 2006
Table 1. Infant mortality rates (IMR) for Tarrant
County, Texas, and the United States, 2006
Location
IMR
Tarrant County
7.6
Texas
6.2
United States
6.7
Rate=number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births
Data Source: Texas Department of State Health Services
Data provided by: Tarrant County Public Health
In 2006, Tarrant County had
the second highest infant
mortality rate among
Texas counties with
5,000 or more live births†
†
Montgomery County ranked first (IMR=8.4)
Two counties ranked second: Dallas and Tarrant (IMR=7.6)
Figure 1. Infant mortality rates for Tarrant County, Texas, and the United States,
1996-2006
U.S.
Texas
Tarrant County
Infant Mortality Rate
9.0
8.5
8.0
7.5
7.0
6.5
6.0
5.5
5.0
1996
1997
1998
1999
Rate = number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Year
Data source: Texas Department of State Health Services
Data provided by: Tarrant County Public Health
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Figure 2. Infant mortality rates among the five most populous Texas counties,
1997-2006
Harris
Dallas
Tarrant
Bexar
Travis
Infant Mortality Rate
9.0
8.0
7.0
6.0
5.0
4.0
3.0
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Year
Rate = number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births
Data source: Texas Department of State Health Services
Data provided by: Tarrant County Public Health
Figure 3. Infant mortality rates among Texas cities with ≥ 5,000 live births, 2006
10.0
Infant Mortality Rate
8.5
7.9
8.0
7.9
6.5
5.9
6.0
5.6
5.2
4.7
4.0
2.0
0.0
Dallas
Arlington
Fort
Worth
Rate = number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births
San
Antonio
Houston
Austin
Laredo
El Paso
City
Data source: Texas Department of State Health Services
Data provided by: Tarrant County Public Health
Tarrant County Public Health
1101 S. Main Street
Fort Worth, TX 76104
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Table 2. Infant mortality rates (IMR)
by race/ethnicity, Tarrant County, 2006
Race/
Ethnicity
IMR
Whites
6.7
Blacks
15.3
Hispanics
5.9
All Races
7.6
Rate = number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births
Data source: Texas Department of State Health Services
Data provided by: Tarrant County Public Health
Figure 4. Infant mortality rates by race/ethnicity, Tarrant County, 1996-2006
Whites
Blacks
Hispanics
All Races
Infant Mortality Rate
20.0
15.0
10.0
5.0
0.0
1996
1997
1998
1999
Rate = number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Year
Data source: Texas Department of State Health Services
Data provided by: Tarrant County Public Health
In Tarrant County, the infant mortality rate for
African-Americans is twice as high
as Caucasians and Hispanics.
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Fort Worth, TX 76104
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