I found these patterns in SIDS at www.sids-pa.org, and also the CDC.
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In 2001 rates ranged from 3.2 per 1,000 live births for Chinese mothers to 13.3 for black mothers.
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Between 1995 and 2001 the overall infant mortality rate declined by 10.5 percent, but rates were down 9 percent for black infants and 14 percent for infants of Hispanic mothers
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Infant mortality rates were higher for infants whose mothers had no prenatal care, were teenagers, had less education, were unmarried, or smoked during pregnancy.
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Infant mortality rates are higher for infants of women who were born in the United States, compared with women born outside the United States.
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Infant mortality rates are higher for male infants, multiple births, and infants born preterm or at low birthweight.
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Infant mortality rates also varied greatly by State. Rates are generally higher for States in the South and lowest for States in the West and Northeast. Infant mortality rates among States ranged from 10.4 for Mississippi to 4.9 for Massachusetts.
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