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Black infant mortality rates are higher than white infants at this time.

1850s

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Black infant mortality in the 1850s is at a rate of 340 vs 217 deaths per 1,000 live births as compared to white infants. This means that Black infants die at a rate of 1.6 times higher than white infants.