infant mortality

noun

: the number of infants who die each year
The government is trying to reduce infant mortality.

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That makes stillbirths just as prevalent as infant mortality, according to the CDC. Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025 States with strong Medicaid programs have lower infant mortality rates, improved health outcomes and higher life expectancy rates. Brian Castrucci, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 Health care would be cut, resulting in higher infant mortality. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2025 Those findings followed another study that reported a 12.7% rise in infant mortality in Texas after the implementation of Senate Bill 8, which bans abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected. Almut Winterstein, The Conversation, 30 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for infant mortality

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infant mortality

noun
: the rate of deaths occurring in the first year of life
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