MADISON – Mortality rates for blacks and American Indian residents are substantially higher than for non-Hispanic whites in every age category in the state, according to a new study by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.
The study released this week noted the infant mortality rate for blacks was 17.6 deaths per 1,000 live births, or more than three times the rate for whites, and the American Indian infant mortality rate was second highest among ethnic groups in the state.