infant mortality
noun
: the number of infants who die each year
The government is trying to reduce infant mortality.
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Related:Why is the Black infant mortality rate in Wisconsin still three times higher than the white rate?
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Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 4 June 2024
This reflects various health risks, including some of the worst infant mortality rates and cancer mortality rates in the country.
—Nadia Scharf, The Indianapolis Star, 22 May 2024
Disproportionate pollution exposure hurts children in particular, resulting in higher rates of infant mortality, lower birth weights, a higher incidence of neurodevelopmental disabilities, more frequent and intense asthma attacks, and lower school test scores.
—James K. Boyce, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2018
WalletHub also reported that Overland Park has a low infant mortality rate, a low traffic fatality rate and the ninth-best public hospitals in the country.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2024
The Black infant mortality rate in Michigan was found higher than the national rate, with 13 infant deaths per 1,000 live births.
—Eleanore Catolico, Detroit Free Press, 19 Apr. 2024
The city also has one of the worst infant mortality rates in the country, with roughly 100 children dying annually before celebrating their first birthdays.
—Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
And there would be 508 fewer cases of infant mortality.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 21 Feb. 2024
The highly contagious disease, which has no treatment other than bed rest, fluids and fever control, is the leading cause of vaccine-preventable infant mortality, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2024
Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 4 June 2024
This reflects various health risks, including some of the worst infant mortality rates and cancer mortality rates in the country.
—Nadia Scharf, The Indianapolis Star, 22 May 2024
Disproportionate pollution exposure hurts children in particular, resulting in higher rates of infant mortality, lower birth weights, a higher incidence of neurodevelopmental disabilities, more frequent and intense asthma attacks, and lower school test scores.
—James K. Boyce, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2018
WalletHub also reported that Overland Park has a low infant mortality rate, a low traffic fatality rate and the ninth-best public hospitals in the country.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2024
The Black infant mortality rate in Michigan was found higher than the national rate, with 13 infant deaths per 1,000 live births.
—Eleanore Catolico, Detroit Free Press, 19 Apr. 2024
The city also has one of the worst infant mortality rates in the country, with roughly 100 children dying annually before celebrating their first birthdays.
—Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
And there would be 508 fewer cases of infant mortality.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 21 Feb. 2024
The highly contagious disease, which has no treatment other than bed rest, fluids and fever control, is the leading cause of vaccine-preventable infant mortality, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2024
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