NJPRO - The New Jersey Policy Research Organization
Who We Are ResearchNJBIA in the NewsMiddle School CurriculumBright IdeasHome
.bullet STATE STATS
   

New Jersey Ranks 21st in the Nation in Low Infant Mortality Per 1,000 births, 2001
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2004-2005

Rank State Amount   Rank State Amount
             
1 New Hampshire 3.8
26 Wisconsin 7.1
2
 Utah 4.8   27 Pennsylvania 7.2
3
 Massachusetts 5.0   27 West Virginia 7.2
4
 Minnesota 5.3   29 Florida 7.3
5 California 5.4   29 Oklahoma 7.3
5 Oregon 5.4   31 Kansas 7.4
7 Vermont 5.5   31 Missouri 7.4
8 Iowa 5.6   31 South Dakota 7.4
9
Nevada 5.7   34 Indiana 7.5
10 Colorado 5.8   35 Virginia 7.6
10 New York 5.8   36 Illinois 7.7
10 Washington 5.8   36 Ohio 7.7
13 Kentucky 5.9   38 Michigan 8.0
13 Texas 5.9   39 Alaska 8.1
13 Wyoming 5.9   39 Maryland 8.1
16 Maine 6.1   41 Arkansas 8.3
16 Connecticut 6.1   42 North Carolina 8.5
18 Hawaii 6.2   43 Georgia 8.6
18 Idaho 6.2   44 Tennessee 8.7
20 New Mexico 6.4   45 North Dakota 8.8
21 NEW JERSEY 6.5   46 South Carolina 8.9
22 Montana 6.7   47 Alabama 9.4
23
Nebraska 6.8   48 Louisiana 9.8
23
 Rhode Island 6.8   49 Mississippi 10.5
25 Arizona 6.9   50 Delaware 10.7
             
          50 State Average
7%
          N.J. % Below Average 7.5%

View all State Stats
NJ PRO Foundation, Inc.
102 West State St.
Trenton, NJ 08608-1199
609-393-7707