Infant Health
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Data are for the U.S.
Live births
- Number of births: 3,978,497
- Percent of births with low birthweight (less than 5.5 pounds): 8.1%
- Percent of births that are preterm (less than 37 weeks gestation): 9.6%
Source: Births: Final Data for 2015, tables 1, 18 [PDF – 1.9 MB]
Mortality
- Number of infant deaths: 23,215
- Deaths per 100,000 live births: 582.1
- Leading causes of infant deaths
- Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
- Disorders related to short gestation and low birthweight: not elsewhere classified
- Newborn affected by maternal complications of pregnancy
Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2014, table 21 [PDF – 4.4 MB]
More data
- America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being
- Health, United States, trend tables with data on child health
- Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2013 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set [PDF – 524 KB]
- Recent Declines in Infant Mortality in the United States, 2005–2011
- International Comparisons of Infant Mortality and Related Factors: United States and Europe, 2010 [PDF – 132 KB]
- Trends in Circumcision for Male Newborns in U.S. Hospitals: 1979–2010
- Page last reviewed: January 20, 2017
- Page last updated: March 31, 2017
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