Black and Puerto Rican Babies Die

The NYC Health Department reports that while infant mortality rates (IMR) decreased in New York City last year, from 6.1 infant deaths to 6.0 (per thousand), minorities still suffer. African-Americans mortality rates have dropped from 11.6 in 2004 to 9.7 (per thousand), and 7.5 to 6.7 among Puerto Ricans. Yet these groups have the highest IMR rate in New York City, though not as high as the national average of 6.8 deaths per 1000.

– Nicole De Leon