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Article: Governor Kaine Announces Infant Mortality Rate Reduced to Lowest Level in State History; Rate among African-Americans also falls to historic low -.
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- August 4, 2009
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M2 PRESSWIRE-4 August 2009-Commonwealth of Virginia: Governor Kaine Announces Infant Mortality Rate Reduced to Lowest Level in State History; Rate among African-Americans also falls to historic low -(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS
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RICHMOND - Governor Timothy M. Kaine announced today that Virginia's infant mortality rate has declined to its lowest level in history, with 6.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2008, down from 7.7 in 2007. The rate among the state's African-American population was also reduced to its lowest levels ever, with 12.2 deaths per 1,000 in 2008, down from 15.5 in 2007. These dramatic improvements follow major efforts by ...