Table 5. Number of Deaths of Infants per 1,000 Live Births
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	State Ranking		Number of Deaths of Infants per 1,000 Births and Total Infant Mortality	% More Deaths of Infants per 1,000 Births Compared to the Best State
	1	Montana	4.5 (52 Total)	--
	1	Vermont	4.5 (30 Total)	--
	3	Minnesota	4.7 (332 Total)	4.4%
	4	Massachusetts	4.8 (380 Total)	6.7%
	5	Iowa	5.1 (195 Total)	13.3%
	6	California	5.2 (2,811 Total)	15.6%
	6	Utah	5.2 (264 Total)	15.6%
	8	Rhode Island	5.3 (68 Total)	17.8%
	9	Connecticut	5.5 (233 Total)	22.2%
	9	Oregon	5.5 (251 Total)	22.2%
	9	Washington	5.5 (451 Total)	22.2%
	12	New Hampshire	5.6 (81 Total)	24.4%
	12	New Jersey	5.6 (651 Total)	24.4%
	12	North Dakota	5.6 (46 Total)	24.4%
	15	Hawaii	5.7 (104 Total)	26.7%
	15	Maine	5.7 (79 Total)	26.7%
	17	Wisconsin	6.0 (420 Total)	33.3%
	18	New York	6.1 (1,518 Total)	35.6%
	19	Idaho	6.2 (139 Total)	37.8%
	20	Colorado	6.3 (434 Total)	40.0%
	20	New Mexico	6.3 (179 Total)	40.0%
	20	Texas	6.3 (2,407 Total)	40.0%
	23	Nevada	6.4 (225 Total)	42.2%
	24	Nebraska	6.6 (173 Total)	46.7%
	25	Alaska	6.7 (69 Total)	48.9%
	25	Arizona	6.7 (630 Total)	48.9%
	27	Kentucky	6.8 (378 Total)	51.1%
	28	Florida	7.0 (1,537 Total)	55.6%
	29	Kansas	7.2 (284 Total)	60.0%
	29	Pennsylvania	7.2 (1,049 Total)	60.0%
	31	Illinois	7.5 (1,349 Total)	66.7%
	31	Missouri	7.5 (584 Total)	66.7%
	31	Virginia	7.5 (776 Total)	66.7%
	34	Michigan	7.6 (984 Total)	68.9%
	34	West Virginia	7.6 (158 Total)	68.9%
	36	Ohio	7.7 (1,143 Total)	71.1%
	37	Indiana	8.0 (700 Total)	77.8%
	37	Oklahoma	8.0 (411 Total)	77.8%
	39	South Dakota	8.2 (93 Total)	82.2%
	40	Arkansas	8.3 (319 Total)	84.4%
	41	Maryland	8.4 (630 Total)	86.7%
	42	Georgia	8.5 (1,181 Total)	88.9%
	43	Delaware	8.6 (98 Total)	91.1%
	43	Tennessee	8.6 (687 Total)	91.1%
	45	Alabama	8.7 (516 Total)	93.3%
	46	North Carolina	8.8 (1,053 Total)	95.6%
	46	Wyoming	8.8 (60 Total)	95.6%
	48	South Carolina	9.3 (525 Total)	106.7%
	49	Mississippi	9.8 (420 Total)	117.8%
	50	Louisiana	10.5 (684 Total)	133.3%

Source - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Click here for more information.