infant mortality
noun
: the number of infants who die each year
The government is trying to reduce infant mortality.
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Thanks in part to the NHS's failures, Britons are falling behind on metrics from life expectancy to infant mortality.
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Sally Pipes, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
After a notable increase in infant mortality in 2022, rates stayed flat in 2023, the new CDC data shows.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
In a news conference Tuesday, officials relayed the report's grim findings and attributed some of the shocking increases, especially in infant mortality, to the expiration of pandemic aid.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
Texas has one of the worst maternity (mortality) and infant mortality rates in America.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Aug. 2024
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Sally Pipes, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
After a notable increase in infant mortality in 2022, rates stayed flat in 2023, the new CDC data shows.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
In a news conference Tuesday, officials relayed the report's grim findings and attributed some of the shocking increases, especially in infant mortality, to the expiration of pandemic aid.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
Texas has one of the worst maternity (mortality) and infant mortality rates in America.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Aug. 2024
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“Infant mortality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infant%20mortality. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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