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Table 30 Summary of Neonatal Deaths by Age, Race ethnicity and Sex

Neonatal Deaths 
Under 28 Days of Age, by Age, Race/Ethnicity and Sex 
Texas, 2014
Age Total Deaths Total Male Deaths Total Female Deaths White Deaths White Male Deaths White Female Deaths Black Deaths Black Male Deaths Black Female Deaths Hispanic Deaths Hispanic Male Deaths Hispanic Female Deaths Other Deaths Other Male Deaths Other Female Deaths
Total 1,539 874 665 446 240 206 328 184 144 679 403 276 86 47 39
Under One Hour 326 196 130 98 53 45 68 42 26 138 89 49 22 12 10
1-23 Hours 595 335 260 172 98 74 153 88 65 238 131 107 32 18 14
1 Day 93 43 50 26 9 17 12 4 8 48 27 21 7 3 4
2 Days 62 38 24 17 9 8 10 6 4 31 20 11 4 3 1
3 Days 44 26 18 12 7 5 6 4 2 24 15 9 2 0 2
4 Days 31 15 16 10 3 7 5 3 2 15 9 6 1 0 1
5 Days 31 16 15 11 4 7 2 1 1 18 11 7 0 0 0
6 Days 17 12 5 7 5 2 3 0 3 7 7 0 0 0 0
7-13 Days 156 86 70 46 23 23 30 16 14 71 40 31 9 7 2
14-20 Days 99 57 42 24 16 8 18 8 10 52 30 22 5 3 2
21-27 Days 85 50 35 23 13 10 21 12 9 37 24 13 4 1 3

Neonatal Death Rates 
Under 28 Days of Age, by Age, Race/Ethnicity and Sex 
Texas, 2014
(Per 1,000 live births)
Age Total Rate Total Male Rate Total Female Rate White Rate White Male Rate White Female Rate Black Rate Black Male Rate Black Female Rate Hispanic Rate Hispanic Male Rate Hispanic Female Rate Other Rate Other Male Rate Other Female Rate
Total 3.9 4.3 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.1 7.1 7.9 6.3 3.6 4.2 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.0
Under One Hour 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.5 1.8 1.1 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.8 0.9 0.8
1-23 Hours 1.5 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.1 3.3 3.8 2.9 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.1
1 Day 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3
2 Days 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1
3 Days 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2
4 Days 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
5 Days 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 Days 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
7-13 Days 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.2
14-20 Days 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
21-27 Days 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2

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Last updated August 3, 2016