infant mortality
noun
: the number of infants who die each year
The government is trying to reduce infant mortality.
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The average life expectancy has increased more than 15 years since the 1970s, while the infant mortality rate was below 0.5 percent in 2023, down from 30 percent in the 1950s.
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Claire Fu, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health reported that in 2022, the infant mortality rate for Blacks was 2.4 times the rate for whites.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
The study notes that overall infant mortality is down by 24% — which leaves experts to wonder what’s behind the drastic spike in SIDS.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Under the reign of Louis XV (who ruled between 1715 and 1774), a midwife called Madame du Coudray became a powerful force against French infant mortality.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Jan. 2025
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Claire Fu, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health reported that in 2022, the infant mortality rate for Blacks was 2.4 times the rate for whites.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
The study notes that overall infant mortality is down by 24% — which leaves experts to wonder what’s behind the drastic spike in SIDS.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Under the reign of Louis XV (who ruled between 1715 and 1774), a midwife called Madame du Coudray became a powerful force against French infant mortality.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Infant mortality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infant%20mortality. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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