Community Assessment 2020-2025

Sacramento Employment and Training Agency 2020-2025
INFANT MORTALITY RATE
Be Healthy Sacramento reports the “leading causes of death among infants are birth defects,
preterm delivery, low birth rate, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), and maternal
complications during pregnancy.” (behealthysacramento.org, 2019)
The following chart shows that the infant mortality rate in Sacramento County is trending
downwards, and is lower than the national average of 5.9, but higher than the California average
of 4.4 (behealthysacramento.org, 2019).
Deaths per 1,000 live Births
5.7
5.6
5.5
5.4
5.3
5.2
5.1
5
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Low Birth Weight
According to the Sacramento Department of Health Services, there were 19,592 births in
Sacramento County in 2016, which is a decrease of 11.4% from 2007 (DHS.saccounty.net, 2019).
The following chart shows how Sacramento County is trending in low birth weight.
Low Birth Weight Percentages
7.2
7.1
7
6.9
6.8
6.7
6.6
6.5
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
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