` Columbia BID Project

Brighter Beginnings


Brighter Beginnings is a collaborative of home visiting, social service, and healthcare providers that seek to expand and simplify access to support for pregnant families in Boone County. These indicators are some of the local metrics used in the project. Visit the Brighter Beginnings site: https://www.brighterbeginnings.org

Infant Mortality (Birth to Age 1)

Mortality rates for infants (birth to age 1).

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YearByState of MissouriBoone County
2017 - 2021
Under 1

-

-

Total

597.01 Per 100,000 infants
2,131.00

564.36 Per 100,000 infants
57.00

Black

1,136.60 Per 100,000 infants
658.00

1,180.12 Per 100,000 infants
19.00

White

486.28 Per 100,000 infants
1,391.00

457.14 Per 100,000 infants
36.00

2016 - 2020
Under 1

-

-

Total

614.89 Per 100,000 infants
2,228.00

564.75 Per 100,000 infants
58.00

Black

1,162.04 Per 100,000 infants
681.00

1,167.08 Per 100,000 infants
19.00

White

504.11 Per 100,000 infants
1,465.00

451.01 Per 100,000 infants
36.00

2015 - 2019
Under 1

-

-

Total

631.61 Per 100,000 infants
2,325.00

588.24 Per 100,000 infants
61.00

Black

1,192.77 Per 100,000 infants
700.00

1,169.23 Per 100,000 infants
19.00

White

522.38 Per 100,000 infants
1,548.00

483.75 Per 100,000 infants
39.00

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Suggested citation: Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services. Missouri Resident Deaths. Missouri Public Health Information Management System (MOPHIMS). Death MICA. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard as Infant Mortality (Birth to Age 1). http://booneindicators.org/IndicatorView.aspx?id=4862
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Preterm Births

Percentage and number of preterm births.

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YearByState of MissouriBoone County
2017 - 2021
Total

10.88 Per 100 resident live births
38,797.00

10.43 Per 100 resident live births
1,053.00

Black

15.09 per 100 resident live births
8,585.00

15.65 per 100 resident live births
247.00

White

10.06 per 100 resident live births
27,927.00

9.69 per 100 resident live births
743.00

2016 - 2020
Total

10.66 Per 100 resident live births
38,594.00

10.09 Per 100 resident live births
1,036.00

Black

14.86 per 100 resident live births
8,563.00

15.32 per 100 resident live births
245.00

White

9.85 per 100 resident live births
27,793.00

9.44 per 100 resident live births
734.00

2015 - 2019
Total

10.47 Per 100 resident live births
38,502.00

9.98 Per 100 resident live births
1,035.00

Black

14.65 per 100 resident live births
8,465.00

15.88 per 100 resident live births
254.00

White

9.67 per 100 resident live births
27,875.00

9.24 per 100 resident live births
726.00

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Suggested citation: Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services. Missouri Resident Births. Missouri Public Health Information Management System (MOPHIMS). Birth MICA. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard as Preterm Births. http://booneindicators.org/IndicatorView.aspx?id=4875
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Low Birthweight for Full-Term Pregnancies

Number of low birthweight full-term births.

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YearByState of MissouriBoone County
2017 - 2021
Total

2.99 Per 100 resident live births
9,499.00

2.97 Per 100 resident live births
269.00

Black

5.87 Per 100 resident live births
2,835.00

6.24 Per 100 resident live births
83.00

White

2.42 Per 100 resident live births
6,043.00

2.41 Per 100 resident live births
167.00

2016 - 2020
Total

3.00 Per 100 resident live births
9,703.00

2.88 Per 100 resident live births
266.00

Black

5.84 Per 100 resident live births
2,868.00

5.83 Per 100 resident live births
79.00

White

2.44 Per 100 resident live births
6,207.00

2.24 Per 100 resident live births
158.00

2015 - 2019
Total

2.89 Per 100 resident live births
9,807.00

3.10 Per 100 resident live births
289.00

Black

5.73 Per 100 resident live births
2,827.00

6.39 Per 100 resident live births
86.00

White

2.44 Per 100 resident live births
6,364.00

2.37 Per 100 resident live births
169.00

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Suggested citation: Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services. Missouri Resident Births. Missouri Public Health Information Management System (MOPHIMS). Birth MICA. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard as Low Birthweight for Full-Term Pregnancies. http://booneindicators.org/IndicatorView.aspx?id=4876
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No Prenatal Care

Women who do not receive prenatal care.

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YearByState of MissouriBoone County
2017 - 2021
Total

1.96 per 100 resident live births
6,669.00

0.70 per 100 resident live births
70.00

Black

3.97 per 100 resident live births
2,028.00

1.49 per 100 resident live births
23.00

White

1.39 per 100 resident live births
3,740.00

0.50 per 100 resident live births
38.00

2016 - 2020
Total

1.79 per 100 resident live births
6,147.00

0.63 per 100 resident live births
64.00

Black

3.64 per 100 resident live births
1,866.00

1.40 per 100 resident live births
22.00

White

1.31 per 100 resident live births
3,555.00

0.44 per 100 resident live births
34.00

2015 - 2019
Total

1.58 per 100 resident live births
5,506.00

0.54 per 100 resident live births
55.00

Black

3.35 per 100 resident live births
1,721.00

1.41 per 100 resident live births
22.00

White

1.15 per 100 resident live births
3,178.00

0.36 per 100 resident live births
28.00

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Suggested citation: Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services. No Prenatal Care. Missouri Public Health Information Management System (MOPHIMS). Birth MICA. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard as No Prenatal Care. http://booneindicators.org/IndicatorView.aspx?id=4927
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Inadequate Prenatal Care (Missouri Index)

Women who receive inadequate prenatal care, as defined by the Missouri Index. This index is measured by women who had live births with fewer than five prenatal care visits for pregnancies less than 37 weeks gestation, fewer than eight visits for pregnancies 37 or more weeks, or for whom prenatal care began after the first four months of pregnancy.

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YearByState of MissouriBoone County
2017 - 2021
Total

20.48 per 100 resident live births
68,875.00

14.47 per 100 resident live births
1,416.00

Black

35.58 per 100 resident live births
17,948.00

27.42 per 100 resident live births
413.00

White

16.83 per 100 resident live births
44,670.00

10.91 per 100 resident live births
820.00

2016 - 2020
Total

20.49 per 100 resident live births
69,482.00

14.36 per 100 resident live births
1,423.00

Black

35.65 per 100 resident live births
18,054.00

27.56 per 100 resident live births
420.00

White

16.89 per 100 resident live births
45,282.00

10.79 per 100 resident live births
818.00

2011 - 2015
Total

18.87 per 100 resident live births
65,562.00

12.52 per 100 resident live births
1,047.00

Black

33.22 per 100 resident live births
17,104.00

23.05 per 100 resident live births
310.00

White

15.86 per 100 resident live births
44,064.00

10.16 per 100 resident live births
644.00

Suggested citation: Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services. Prenatal Care Adequacy (Missouri Index): Inadequate. Missouri Public Health Information Management System (MOPHIMS). Birth MICA. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard as Inadequate Prenatal Care. http://booneindicators.org/IndicatorView.aspx?id=4928
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