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Infant Mortality Rate
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County: Shelby
Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health
Value
Compared to:
County: Shelby Infant Mortality Rate
County: Shelby Infant Mortality Rate
8.7
Deaths per 1,000 live births
(2018)
Compared to:
TN Counties
The distribution is based on data from 76 Tennessee counties.
TN Value
(6.9)
The regional value is compared to the Tennessee State value.
US Value
(5.7)
The regional value is compared to the national value. The source for the national value is Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Prior Value
(10.0)
Prior Value compares a measured value with the previously measured value. Confidence intervals were not taken into account in determining the direction of the comparison.
Trend
This comparison measures the indicator’s values over multiple time periods.<br>The Mann-Kendall Test for Statistical Significance is used to evaluate the trend<br>over 4 to 10 periods of measure, subject to data availability and comparability.
HP 2030 Target
(5.0)
<div>MICH-02: Reduce the rate of infant deaths <strong>(LEADING HEALTH INDICATOR)</strong></div>