Red vs. Blue: Infant Mortality

By MannyGoldstein at Wed, 2005-11-16 19:07

Bottom Line:

Blue states have substantially less infant mortality - however, there are a few surprises, such as Utah. Blue state infant mortality rates are similar to those found in the rest of the developed world.

Data:

State	Liberality Score	Liberality Rank[1]	Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)[2]	Infant Mortality Rank
New Hampshire	103%	18	3.8	1
Utah	36%	50	4.8	2
Massachusetts	168%	1	5	3
Minnesota	107%	15	5.3	4
Oregon	109%	14	5.4	5
California	122%	8	5.4	5
Vermont	152%	3	5.5	7
Iowa	99%	20	5.6	8
Nevada	95%	23	5.7	9
Colorado	91%	24	5.8	10
New York	146%	4	5.8	10
Washington	116%	12	5.8	10
Wyoming	42%	49	5.9	13
Kentucky	67%	37	5.9	13
Texas	63%	41	5.9	13
Connecticut	124%	6	6.1	16
Maine	120%	9	6.1	16
Idaho	44%	48	6.2	18
Hawaii	119%	10	6.2	18
New Mexico	98%	21	6.4	20
New Jersey	114%	13	6.5	21
Montana	65%	39	6.7	22
Nebraska	50%	47	6.8	23
Rhode Island	154%	2	6.8	23
Arizona	81%	29	6.9	25
Wisconsin	101%	19	7.1	26
Pennsylvania	105%	17	7.2	27
West Virginia	77%	31	7.2	27
Oklahoma	53%	46	7.3	29
Florida	90%	25	7.3	29
South Dakota	64%	40	7.4	31
Kansas	59%	42	7.4	31
Missouri	86%	26	7.4	31
Indiana	65%	38	7.5	34
Virginia	85%	27	7.6	35
Ohio	96%	22	7.7	36
Illinois	123%	7	7.7	36
Michigan	107%	16	8	38
Alaska	58%	44	8.1	39
Maryland	130%	5	8.1	39
Arkansas	82%	28	8.3	41
North Carolina	78%	30	8.5	42
Georgia	71%	34	8.6	43
Tennessee	75%	32	8.7	44
North Dakota	56%	45	8.8	45
South Carolina	71%	35	8.9	46
Alabama	59%	43	9.4	47
Louisiana	74%	33	9.8	48
Mississippi	67%	36	10.5	49
Delaware	117%	11	10.7	50

Discussion:

Blue states dominate the top positions; six of the top seven are blue. Red states dominate the bottom: nine of the bottom ten are red. Some surprises here, though. The number two spot is held by a red state (Utah), and at the very bottom lies a blue state (Maryland)

References:

[1] Liberality Score for a state is the ratio of the votes received by Kerry to the votes received by Bush in the 2004 Presidential election. Data from http://uselectionatlas.org/USPRESIDENT/data.php?year=2004&datatype=national&def=1&f=1

[2]From: http://www.census.gov/statab/ranks/rank17.html Statistical Abstract of the United States: INFANT MORTALITY RATE -- 2001

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