Newsday

Infant mortality rises for first time in 20 years after decades of decline

The rate of infants who died before their first birthday increased 3% nationally and 2% in New York in 2022, the first U.S. increase in 20 years, according to preliminary federal data released ...
THE WEEK

Why infant mortality is rising

The infant mortality rate in the United States recently rose for the first time in two decades, according to a provisional report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National ...
KSAT

The US infant mortality rate fell to an all-time low, though it still trails other similar nations

Read full article: SAPD: 2 children missing last seen on South Side, believed to be in grave or immediate danger There were slightly fewer than 5.4 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2025, ...
Yahoo

US infant mortality increased in 2022 for the first time in decades, CDC report shows

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The infant mortality rate in the United States rose in 2022, the first jump in 20 years, according to data released Thursday by ...
Time

The U.S. Infant Mortality Rate Increased More Last Year Than It Has in Two Decades

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Politifact

Infant mortality rose for first time in 20 years, but no evidence ties it to COVID-19 vaccines

The U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3% in 2022, the first year-to-year increase in 20 years, a Nov. 1 report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health ...
Los Angeles Times

The U.S. infant mortality rate fell to an all-time low. That’s still worse than other nations

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. NEW YORK — Infant mortality in the U.S. dropped to a new all-time low in 2025, according to preliminary government ...
Forbes

U.S. Infant Mortality Rose In 2022. Here’s What We Must Do

A young mother of premature quadruplets tends to one of her newborn at the hopital in Bafoussam on September 20, 2021. - In Cameroon, to cope with a neonatal mortality which reaches 28 deaths per ...
STAT

Infant mortality in the U.S. rose last year for the first time in two decades, says CDC

The U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3% last year — the largest increase in two decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. White and Native American infants, infant boys and ...

Rutherford County report examines infant mortality rates, 'safe sleep' concerns

Experts define external injury as any external reason for an infant's death, such as suffocation, drowning or being involved ...

New 'Sister Circles' courses aim to reduce infant mortality

A 12-week program in Portage County is aimed at reducing infant mortality. LoveLight, Inc., and Spirit of Motherhood have announced two new Sister Circles that start the week of J ...
News Medical

Infant mortality, low birth weight and preterm births: A look at time trends and racial inequities

Nearly 4 million infants are born in the United States each year. Despite improvements in obstetric and perinatal care, infant mortality in the U.S. is of ongoing concern. The nation ranks No. 23 in ...