Table 43
Infant Mortality Rate, 1998
Rank	State	Amt.		Rank	State	Amt.
1	Alabama	10.2		27	New Mexico	7.2
2	Mississippi	10.1		28	Wisconsin	7.2
3	Delaware	9.6		29	Wyoming	7.2
4	South Carolina	9.6		30	Pennsylvania	7.1
5	North Carolina	9.3		31	Connecticut	7.0
6	Louisiana	9.1		32	Kansas	7.0
7	South Dakota	9.1		33	Nevada	7.0
8	Arkansas	8.9		34	Rhode Island	7.0
9	Maryland	8.6		35	Vermont	7.0
10	North Dakota	8.6		36	Hawaii	6.9
11	Georgia	8.5		37	Colorado	6.7
12	Oklahoma	8.5		38	Iowa	6.6
13	Illinois	8.4		39	New Jersey	6.4
14	Michigan	8.2		40	Texas	6.4
15	Tennessee	8.2		41	Maine	6.3
16	Ohio	8.0		42	NEW YORK	6.3
17	West Virginia	8.0		43	Alaska	5.9
18	Missouri	7.7		44	Minnesota	5.9
19	Virginia	7.7		45	California	5.8
20	Indiana	7.6		46	Washington	5.7
21	Arizona	7.5		47	Utah	5.6
22	Kentucky	7.5		48	Oregon	5.4
23	Montana	7.4		49	Massachusetts	5.1
24	Nebraska	7.3		50	New Hampshire	4.4
25	Florida	7.2		U.S. total		7.2
26	Idaho	7.2		N.Y.S. % below avg.		12.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
New York has reduced its infant mortality rate in recent years, but still has a relatively high proportion of infants with low birthweight.