Table 3.

Simulations of Infant Out-Migration Needed to Account for the Mexican Immigrant Infant Mortality Advantage Compared With Non-Hispanic Whites in the United States, 1995–2000

	1995–2000		Annual Average
Infants Born in United States to Mexican Immigrant Women Versus U.S.-born, Non-Hispanic White Women	Additional Deaths Needed to Match IMR for Non-Hispanic Whites	Out- Migrants Required	Additional Deaths Needed to Match IMR for Non-Hispanic Whites	Out- Migrants Required
Panel A
Hypothetical out-migrant deaths: Infants who died at ages 0–364 Days	1,548		258
If out-migrant infants died
At their observed U.S. IMR of 5.11 (IMR for U.S.-born Mexican immigrant)		302,935		50,489
At an IMR of 16.0 (in between estimates for U.S. and Mexico)		96,750		16,125
At an estimated Mexican IMR of 27.0 (Pan American Health Organizationaestimate for Mexico 1997–1998)		57,333		9,556
Panel B
Hypothetical out-migrant deaths: Infants who emigrated after 6 days and died at ages 7–364 days	1,548		258
Exposure to an IMR of 5.11 for days 7–364		605,871		100,978
Exposure to an IMR of 16.0 for days 7–364		193,500		32,250
Exposure to an IMR of 27.0 for days 7–364		114,667		19,111

Note: Calculations are based on the structure of mortality by age for infants born to U.S.-born, non-Hispanic white women.

^aData come from Pan American Health Organization (2005).