{"id":96010,"date":"2020-10-12T17:00:10","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T21:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=96010"},"modified":"2020-10-12T19:02:47","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T23:02:47","slug":"local-paper-front-page-new-infant-mortality-rate-in-sc-shows-widening-gap-between-black-and-white-baby-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=96010","title":{"rendered":"(Local Paper Front Page) New infant mortality rate in South Carolina shows widening gap between Black and White baby deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fewer infants died in South Carolina last year, pushing the state\u2019s infant mortality rate slightly closer to the national average.<\/p>\n

But data published by the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control shows that all improvement was observed exclusively among White babies, further widening the large racial gap that exists between White and Black infant deaths. <\/p>\n

In 2019, Black infants born in South Carolina were nearly three times as likely as White babies to die before their first birthday. <\/p>\n

DHEC spokeswoman Laura Renwick said agency experts haven\u2019t finished analyzing the 2019 infant mortality data. The department\u2019s official report is expected to be ready sometime later this month, she said. <\/p>\n

Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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In 2019, Black infants born in SC were nearly three times as likely as White babies to die before their first birthday, according to data from @scdhec<\/a>.https:\/\/t.co\/eTZlvgUwKb<\/a><\/p>\n

— The Post and Courier (@postandcourier) October 11, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n