VDH Division of Health Statistics Resident Live Birth, Fetal Death and Induced Terminations of Pregnancy Certificates 1999-2011, compiled by the Division of Policy and Evaluation, Office of Family Health Services. Calculated by dividing the number of infant deaths in a given year by the number of live births in that same year, multiplied by 1,000. All births and deaths are registered through the birth and death certificate process.  This methodology is consistent with the National Center of Health Statistics method.