infant mortality
noun
: the number of infants who die each year
The government is trying to reduce infant mortality.
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The Bay State boasts the third-lowest infant mortality rate, the eighth-lowest maternal mortality rate, and among the best neonatal hospitals in the nation for premature births or babies with health problems, the report said.
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
About 54% of its clients are from Liberty City, Brownsville, Overtown, El Portal and North Miami, communities that have high rates of preterm birth and infant mortality, according to Toms.
—Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
Some of it is justified — disproportionate numbers of obesity and firearm deaths are usually cited by medical and nonmedical sources, as well as the relatively high infant mortality.
—Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
Indiana routinely ranks in the bottom 10 states in terms of its health outcomes, such as rates of cancer, diabetes and infant mortality.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
About 54% of its clients are from Liberty City, Brownsville, Overtown, El Portal and North Miami, communities that have high rates of preterm birth and infant mortality, according to Toms.
—Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
Some of it is justified — disproportionate numbers of obesity and firearm deaths are usually cited by medical and nonmedical sources, as well as the relatively high infant mortality.
—Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
Indiana routinely ranks in the bottom 10 states in terms of its health outcomes, such as rates of cancer, diabetes and infant mortality.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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“Infant mortality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infant%20mortality. Accessed 9 Aug. 2025.
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