Table 3 Rates of media reported deaths by cause and race among infants, Georgia, USA, 2014–2018
From: Racial and incident discrepancies in news media reporting of sudden unexpected infant death (SUID)
Cause of death and age group | Child race (any ethnicity) | Media reported deaths (n) | Total deathsa (n) | Media reported deaths per 100 total deaths (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SUID (< 1) | White | 7 | 215 | 3.3 |
Black or African American | 3 | 297 | 1.0 | |
Homicide (< 1) | White | 7 | 17 | 41.2 |
Black or African American | 8 | 41 | 19.5 |