infant mortality
noun
: the number of infants who die each year
The government is trying to reduce infant mortality.
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The government also anticipates infant mortality rates will decrease, and life expectancies will lengthen.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
According to recent data from the Department of Public Health, Philadelphia’s infant mortality rate is 40% higher than the national rate.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
After parents raised alarms over the devastating outcomes of this practice, such as infant mortality, it was eventually changed.
—Ars Technica, 30 Nov. 2024
Nearly 16% of women in the state have to travel more than 30 minutes to deliver at a hospital, according to a 2023 report by March of Dimes, a non-profit that works to prevent maternal and infant mortality.
—Reuters, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
According to recent data from the Department of Public Health, Philadelphia’s infant mortality rate is 40% higher than the national rate.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
After parents raised alarms over the devastating outcomes of this practice, such as infant mortality, it was eventually changed.
—Ars Technica, 30 Nov. 2024
Nearly 16% of women in the state have to travel more than 30 minutes to deliver at a hospital, according to a 2023 report by March of Dimes, a non-profit that works to prevent maternal and infant mortality.
—Reuters, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Infant mortality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infant%20mortality. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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