infant mortality
noun
: the number of infants who die each year
The government is trying to reduce infant mortality.
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Birth defects are a leading cause of infant mortality, accounting for about 20% of deaths in the first year of life.
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Almut Winterstein, The Conversation, 30 Jan. 2025
The toll of this year’s heat waves in those countries will be heartbreaking: higher rates of pregnancy complications and maternal death, preterm birth, low birth weight, and infant mortality.
—Debra Hendrickson, WIRED, 4 Jan. 2025
What to Know Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul's initiative directly addresses some of these challenges, aiming to reduce maternal and infant mortality, particularly among low-income and minority populations.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
The trial program aims to reduce racial disparities in the city's infant mortality, per the program’s official website.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Almut Winterstein, The Conversation, 30 Jan. 2025
The toll of this year’s heat waves in those countries will be heartbreaking: higher rates of pregnancy complications and maternal death, preterm birth, low birth weight, and infant mortality.
—Debra Hendrickson, WIRED, 4 Jan. 2025
What to Know Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul's initiative directly addresses some of these challenges, aiming to reduce maternal and infant mortality, particularly among low-income and minority populations.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
The trial program aims to reduce racial disparities in the city's infant mortality, per the program’s official website.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Infant mortality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infant%20mortality. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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