Low Infant Mortality Rate

This metric reflects the number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The infants could have died at any point before their ... Read More

Alabama infant mortality decreases, but still higher than national average

Alabama’s overall infant mortality rate fell in the recent years but remains ... according to Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH). The report defined infant mortality as a death occurring ... Read More

US maternal mortality rate declines, but disparities remain, new CDC data shows

After a sharp rise in women dying in pregnancy, childbirth or postpartum earlier in the Covid-19 pandemic, rates decreased significantly in 2022, according to a new report from the US Centers for ... Read More

Infant's Health News

Dengue Fever Infections Have Negative Impacts on Infant Health for Three Years Apr. 23, 2024 — Dengue infections in pregnant women may have a negative impact on the first years of children's ... Read More

Which states have the worst maternal mortality?

Number of births: 63,178 Death rate: 58.1 per 100,000 births How the state handles it: Louisiana has had a maternal mortality review program since 1992 ... the “areas of highest concern ... Read More

City-country mortality gap widens amid persistent holes in rural health care access

She said the states with the highest rates of natural-cause mortality in rural areas included South Carolina, Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama ... to Roach. KFF Health News is a national newsroom ... Read More

Report: North Carolina child death rates rise again, marking highest since 2009

Child death rates in North Carolina rose for the second year in a row, according to a new report by the North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force. Read More

Health chief: Indiana’s infant mortality rate ‘horrible’

Indiana’s health commissioner says the state’s high infant mortality rate is “horrible” and needs to be addressed. Indiana had the nation’s 47th-highest infant mortality rate in 2011. Read More

IDOH reports increase in 2022 infant mortality rate, preliminary 2023 data

(WEHT) – The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) released the 2022 infant mortality rate (IMR ... The greatest contributing factor in 2022 was perinatal risks, or conditions related to the ... Read More

Organization set to release grant money to fight infant mortality

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio has the eighth-highest infant mortality rate in the country ... “I think largely we know that the largest factor that contributes to the disparity is racism ... Read More

Investigate what’s behind health gaps

According to the same Ohio Department of Health study cited by The Vindicator, Asians have had lower infant mortality rates than whites several times since 2017 ... some other factor such as ... Read More

Low Mortality Rate

The mortality rate metric is one of many that factor into the overall Best States rankings. See the Best States methodology for a detailed look at the data behind the analysis. #1 in Low Mortality ... Read More