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CDC reports biggest jump in US infant mortality rate in decades

By Gabrielle M. Etzel
Published July 25, 2024 10:16am ET
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CDC reports biggest jump in US infant mortality rate in decades
FILE - The toes of a baby peek out of a blanket at a hospital in McAllen, Texas. On Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the increase of U.S. infant mortality rate to 3% in 2022 — a rare increase in a death statistic that has been generally been falling for decades. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

The U.S. infant mortality rate rose in 2022, according to data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Nearly 20,600 babies died before the age of 1, or 5.6 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. This marks an increase of 3% from 2021, the largest year-over-year increase in 20 years.

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