Racial and Ethnic Trends in Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths: United States, 1995–2013

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Immediately after the 1994 Back-to-Sleep campaign, sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) rates decreased dramatically, but they have remained relatively stable (93.4 per 100 000 live births) since 2000. In this study, we examined trends in SUID rates and disparities by race/ethnicity since the Back-to-Sleep campaign. METHODS: We used 1995–2013 US period-linked birth-infant death data to evaluate SUID rates per 100 000...