I’m sharing two statistics you probably haven’t heard about infant mortality and reproductive health access in America. In this video, I reveal which states actually have the lowest and highest infant ...

The Commonwealth Fund’s updated July 2025 brief on maternal mortality highlights how systemic disparities, Medicaid coverage ...

In 2021, data from the Tennessee Department of Health reveals 505 babies died in the state before their first birthday. The ...

The infant mortality national rate dropped to about 5.5 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted Thursday.

The US infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it's the largest increase in two decades By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer Nov 1, 2023 Nov 1, 2023Updated Aug 28, 2024 0 ...

Among those aged 1 to 19, the net difference in mortality rates per 100,000 grew from 4 to just under 6 for firearm deaths. Meanwhile, substance use crept from just under 1 to nearly 2 from 2019 to ...

One reason for the difference is the ubiquity of air conditioning in the U.S. and the relative paucity in Europe.

Infant, non-infant, and total mortality declined as a result of school closures within 300 miles: On average, a county with average closure intensity saw a 8% reduction in infant mortality, a 4% ...