Infant mortality is a critical indicator of the overall health and well-being of a population. Understanding the trends, causes, and disparities associated with infant mortality is essential for developing targeted interventions, improving healthcare services, and promoting positive outcomes for infants and families in South Dakota.
This dashboard allows you to explore various metrics, such as infant mortality rates, leading causes of infant death, socio-demographic factors, and geographic patterns. With interactive features, you can customize your view, filter data, and visualize trends over time.
Dashboard prepared by Isaac Snaza, Infant and Child Health Epidemiologist.
If you have any questions about the dashboard, please reach out to Isaac at isaac.snaza@state.sd.us
Pregnancy-Associated and Infant Deaths in South Dakota, 2012-2021
The following report aims to describe the characteristics of mothers who died during pregnancy or up to a year after the pregnancy had ended, and the characteristics of children who passed away before their first birthday, in South Dakota, from 2012 to 2021. We will refer to those cases as pregnancy-associated and as infant deaths. There were 802 infant deaths during those 10 years, and 68 pregnancy-associated deaths.