1. South Dakota Infant Mortality
Katelyn Strasser, MPH, RN
Maternal Child Health Epidemiologist

2. Infant Mortality Rates, South Dakota and United States, 2008-2017
Rate per 1,000 live births
94 infant deaths out of 12,128 live births
Source: SDDOH Vital Statistics

3. Infant Mortality Rates, South Dakota
5-Year Moving Average,
Rate per 1,000 live births
Lowest 5-year average ever
Source: SDDOH Vital Statistics

4. Infant Mortality Disparity,
South Dakota,
Rate per 1,000 live births
Source: SDDOH Vital Statistics

5. Neonatal and Postneonatal Mortality Rates, 2008-2017
Rate per 1,000 live births
Neonatal: less than 28 days after birth
Postneonatal: 28 days to 364 days after birth
Source: SDDOH Vital Statistics

6. Infant Deaths by Cause of Death, 2013-2017
Source: SDDOH Vital Statistics

7. Infant Death Review Data, 2013-2016
Reviewed 123 infant deaths that occurred after hospital discharge
77 (73%) were sleep related
In 35 (47%) of sleep related deaths the infant was found in an adult bed
16 in cribs
11 on couches
12 in car seats, bassinets, chairs, on the floor, or in Rock ‘n Plays.
3 not reported where death occurred
SDDOH

8. SDDOH http://doh.sd.gov/documents/statistics/SD_InfantDeath_SafeSleep_FINAL.pdf

9. Percent of Prenatal Care Initiated by Trimester, 2013-2017
Source: SDDOH Vital Statistics

10. Trimester Prenatal Care Began
by Race, 2017
Source: SDDOH Vital Statistics

11. Percent of Women Who Smoked During Pregnancy, South Dakota, 2008-2017
Overall relative decrease of 32%- decrease of 5.9 absolute percentage points
*PRAMS smoking infographic
Source: SDDOH Vital Statistics

12. South Dakota Resident Live Births by Breastfeeding Status at Time of Discharge, 2008-2017
*PRAMS breastfeeding infographic
Source: SDDOH Vital Statistics

13. South Dakota Vaccination Rates by 13 months of Age and State Ranking, (National Immunization Survey)
MMR-19 months-86%
*minimum age for some is 12 months
>96% for DTaP, MMR, Polio, and Varicella by kindergarten
Source: CDC ChildVaxView Interactive!

14. More on Safe Sleep…
Infant Sleep Data from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System