infant mortality
noun
: the number of infants who die each year
The government is trying to reduce infant mortality.
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Programs targeting infant mortality, youth violence, smoking, maternal and child health, mental health, obesity, lead poisoning and infectious disease tracking have been slashed.
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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
Reaching our Brothers Everywhere (ROBE), based in Atlanta, is committed to educating, equipping, and empowering men to help increase breastfeeding rates and decrease infant mortality rates within African American communities.
—Essence, 29 Aug. 2025
Areola's mission is vast, ranging from preventing deadly flu outbreaks and the spread of communicable diseases to addressing the opioid crisis, infant mortality and getting community buy-in to focus on prevention.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025
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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
Reaching our Brothers Everywhere (ROBE), based in Atlanta, is committed to educating, equipping, and empowering men to help increase breastfeeding rates and decrease infant mortality rates within African American communities.
—Essence, 29 Aug. 2025
Areola's mission is vast, ranging from preventing deadly flu outbreaks and the spread of communicable diseases to addressing the opioid crisis, infant mortality and getting community buy-in to focus on prevention.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for infant mortality
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“Infant mortality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infant%20mortality. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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