infant mortality
noun
: the number of infants who die each year
The government is trying to reduce infant mortality.
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In August, the Mississippi health department declared a public health emergency over rising infant mortality rates in the state.
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Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Mississippi state health officials recently declared a public health emergency due to the state’s rising infant mortality rate.
—Tabitha St. Bernard-Jacobs, Parents, 8 Sep. 2025
Programs targeting infant mortality, youth violence, smoking, maternal and child health, mental health, obesity, lead poisoning and infectious disease tracking have been slashed.
—Stan Chu Ilo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
A lot of this change can be attributed to medical advances that decreased infant mortality, allowing more people to live into adulthood, researchers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
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Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Mississippi state health officials recently declared a public health emergency due to the state’s rising infant mortality rate.
—Tabitha St. Bernard-Jacobs, Parents, 8 Sep. 2025
Programs targeting infant mortality, youth violence, smoking, maternal and child health, mental health, obesity, lead poisoning and infectious disease tracking have been slashed.
—Stan Chu Ilo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
A lot of this change can be attributed to medical advances that decreased infant mortality, allowing more people to live into adulthood, researchers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Infant mortality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infant%20mortality. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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