Infant mortality rates decreased from 1999 to 2022, but infant mortality from sudden unexpected infant death increased significantly.

Infant mortality in the United States decreased by 24.2% between 1999 and 2022. However, mortality rates from Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) rose significantly -- by 11.8% -- from 2020 to 2022.

A new study found that U.S. infant mortality rates overall are dropping, but that rates of sudden unexpected infant death may have increased in recent years. By Catherine Pearson Rates of sudden ...

Twelve of Michigan’s 83 counties with the highest population of Blacks reported higher death rates for babies in 2020-22.

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Michigan’s infant mortality rate reached the lowest point on record in 2023. The state reported 607 infant deaths within their first year of life, compared to 99,178 live births, for a rate of 6 ...

From 2005 to 2023, White infant deaths are highest but the mortality rate is highest among Black babies. For reference, the infant mortality rate refers to the death of a baby before their first ...

In the same study, however, they found mortality rates from Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) rose significantly – by 11.8% – from 2020 to 2022. Although a prior CDC study – using data ...

Between 1999 and 2022, overall infant mortality rates declined by 24%, thanks to advancements in obstetric management, neonatal advancements, and preterm labor prevention. But a new study ...

Infant mortality in the United States decreased by 24.2% between 1999 and 2022. Researchers from Virginia Commonwealth ...

Over the past two decades, infant health in the U.S. has steadily improved. Between 1999 and 2022, overall infant mortality rates declined by 24%, thanks to advancements in obstetric management, ...

Infant mortality in the United States decreased by 24.2% between 1999 and 2022. Researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University and Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU discovered this improvement ...