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Neonatal deaths
3.8
Number of neonatal deaths per 1,000 births for white mothers.
8.9
Percentage of neonatal deaths involving preterm births, black mothers.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report for July 30, 2004. Data through 2001.
UPDATE: Fast Facts.
Medical Economics
Sep. 17, 2004;81.