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SIDS Statistics

• State Laws on Diagnosing SIDS
  
  
• Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2003 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set
  
  
• National Center for Health Statistics Final Infant Mortality Rates for 2003
   
• International SIDS Statistics
   
• Sources of Data on Maternal Infant/Child Health with Emphasis on SIDS/ID (PDF 22 kb)

Stillbirth Statistics

• Fetal and Perinatal Mortality, United States 2003.
  MacDorman MF, Hoyert DL, Martin JA, Munson ML, Hamilton BE.
  National Vital Statistics Report, 55(6): 1-16, 2007. (abstract pdf 40 Kb, full text pdf 600 Kb)

• MOMS Study  (http://www.momstudy.com/)
  The goal of the Maternal Observations and Memories of Stillbirth (MOMS) study is to collect data (including Statistics on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) that will help researchers, medical professionals, and women better understand all kinds of stillbirths and how to prevent them.

Infant Mortality Statistics

• Fetal and Perinatal Mortality, United States 2003.
  MacDorman MF, Hoyert DL, Martin JA, Munson ML, Hamilton BE.
  National Vital Statistics Report, 55(6): 1-16, 2007. (abstract pdf 40 Kb, full text pdf 600 Kb)
  
• Annual Summary of Vital Statistics: 2005
  Hamilton BE, Miniñ M, Martin JA, Kochanek KD, Strobino DM, Guyer B.
  Pediatrics. 2007. 119(2): 345-360. (pdf 44 Kb)

• The Maternal and Child Health Library's Knowledge Path on Infant Mortality
  This electronic resource guide offers a selection of current, high-quality resources that analyze data, describe public health campaigns and other prevention programs, and report on research aimed at identifying causes and promising intervention strategies. The knowledge path is intended for use by health professionals, policymakers, program administrators, and families.
  
• National Center for Health Statistics Final Infant Mortality Rates for 2003
   
• Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Infant Mortality - United States, 1995-2002
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, June 10, 2005
  Vol. 54, No. 22, pp.553-556 (pdf 240 kb)
   
• Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2002 Period: Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set
  (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr53/nvsr53_10.pdf) (PDF 1.8 Mb)
   
• Preliminary Infant Mortality Data for 2002
  (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data
  /nvsr/nvsr52/nvsr52_13.pdf) (PDF 2.3 Mb)
  Click on “Contents” and then “Infant Mortality.”  Tables 3, 4, and 8 have information pertinent to infant deaths. Statistics on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome are updated regularly.
   
• 2002 Supplemental Analyses of Recent Trends in Infant Mortality by Kenneth D. Kochanek, M.A., and Joyce A. Martin, M.P.H. (PDF 116 kb
   
• U.S. Health Improvements Slowing Due in Part to High Infant Mortality Rates and Obesity Public Health and Education, November 8, 2004 (PDF 52 kb)