infant mortality
noun
: the number of infants who die each year
The government is trying to reduce infant mortality.
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This can lead to widespread malnutrition, high infant mortality rates and lower life expectancies.
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Jamey Butcher, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
The infant mortality rate declined by half, and the gross national income per capita nearly tripled (in real terms in purchasing power, from US$810 in 2001 to $2,590 in 2020.
—Harry Anthony Patrinos, The Conversation, 3 Jan. 2025
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the infant mortality rate increased by three percent in 2022, the largest jump in 20 years.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
Thanks in part to the NHS's failures, Britons are falling behind on metrics from life expectancy to infant mortality.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Jamey Butcher, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
The infant mortality rate declined by half, and the gross national income per capita nearly tripled (in real terms in purchasing power, from US$810 in 2001 to $2,590 in 2020.
—Harry Anthony Patrinos, The Conversation, 3 Jan. 2025
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the infant mortality rate increased by three percent in 2022, the largest jump in 20 years.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
Thanks in part to the NHS's failures, Britons are falling behind on metrics from life expectancy to infant mortality.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Infant mortality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infant%20mortality. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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