infant mortality
noun
: the number of infants who die each year
The government is trying to reduce infant mortality.
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In a heartbreaking statistic, captive elephant pregnancies (most artificially inseminated) have a 40 percent infant mortality rate.
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Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
The infant mortality rate rose in 2022 for the first time in two decades, the report says, in line with other studies carried out after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
Targeted efforts to address stillbirths, which have been understudied compared with infant mortality, are needed at state and national levels, said Dr. Andreea Creanga, a professor at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, in an email.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2024
This can lead to widespread malnutrition, high infant mortality rates and lower life expectancies.
—Jamey Butcher, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
The infant mortality rate rose in 2022 for the first time in two decades, the report says, in line with other studies carried out after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
Targeted efforts to address stillbirths, which have been understudied compared with infant mortality, are needed at state and national levels, said Dr. Andreea Creanga, a professor at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, in an email.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2024
This can lead to widespread malnutrition, high infant mortality rates and lower life expectancies.
—Jamey Butcher, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Infant mortality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infant%20mortality. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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