Replication data for: Why Is Infant Mortality Higher in the United States Than in Europe?

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Alice Chen; Emily Oster; Heidi Williams

Name	File Type	Size	Last Modified
analysis_files			10/13/2019 03:31:AM
README.pdf	application/pdf	18.4 KB	10/12/2019 11:31:PM

Project Description

Summary: The United States has higher infant mortality than peer countries. In this paper, we combine microdata from the United States with similar data from four European countries to investigate this US infant mortality disadvantage. The US disadvantage persists after adjusting for potential differential reporting of births near the threshold of viability. While the importance of birth weight varies across comparison countries, relative to all comparison countries the United States has similar neonatal (<1 month) mortality but higher postneonatal (1–12 months) mortality. We document similar patterns across census divisions within the United States. The postneonatal mortality disadvantage is driven by poor birth outcomes among lower socioeconomic status individuals. (JEL I12, I14, I32, J14)

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      I12 Health Behavior
      I14 Health and Inequality
      I32 Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
      J14 Economics of the Elderly; Economics of the Handicapped; Non-labor Market Discrimination

Related Publications

Download this project

Published Versions

V1 [2019-10-13]

Export Metadata

Dublin Core

DDI 2.5

Report a Problem

Found a serious problem with the data, such as disclosure risk or copyrighted content? Let us know.

This material is distributed exactly as it arrived from the data depositor. ICPSR has not checked or processed this material. Users should consult the investigator(s) if further information is desired.