infant mortality
noun
: the number of infants who die each year
The government is trying to reduce infant mortality.
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For example, the 2018 infant mortality rate for Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders was twice as high as for white babies, and also higher than Asian infants’ death rate.
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Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 21 Nov. 2023
The state’s infant mortality rate is higher than the national average, and Black infants die at twice the rate of white ones.
—Amy Yurkanin | Ayurkanin@al.com, al, 1 Aug. 2023
Prior to the latest increase, infant mortality rates had declined 22% between 2002 and 2021.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
And infant mortality has remained stubbornly high in Gaza.
—Yara M. Asi, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2023
By contrast, the infant mortality rates of both white and Native American and Alaska Native babies increased by statistically significant amounts last year.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2023
Because the number of babies born in the U.S. varies from year to year, researchers instead calculate rates to better compare infant mortality over time.
—CBS News, 1 Nov. 2023
And so that will also contribute to infant mortality because once those infants are born, they're counted in these numbers.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2023
Arkansas has the seventh lowest life expectancy and third highest infant mortality rate nationally, in addition to high levels of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity.
—Alex Thomas, Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2023
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Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 21 Nov. 2023
The state’s infant mortality rate is higher than the national average, and Black infants die at twice the rate of white ones.
—Amy Yurkanin | Ayurkanin@al.com, al, 1 Aug. 2023
Prior to the latest increase, infant mortality rates had declined 22% between 2002 and 2021.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
And infant mortality has remained stubbornly high in Gaza.
—Yara M. Asi, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2023
By contrast, the infant mortality rates of both white and Native American and Alaska Native babies increased by statistically significant amounts last year.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2023
Because the number of babies born in the U.S. varies from year to year, researchers instead calculate rates to better compare infant mortality over time.
—CBS News, 1 Nov. 2023
And so that will also contribute to infant mortality because once those infants are born, they're counted in these numbers.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2023
Arkansas has the seventh lowest life expectancy and third highest infant mortality rate nationally, in addition to high levels of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity.
—Alex Thomas, Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2023
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infant mortality
noun
: the rate of deaths occurring in the first year of life
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