Reduce the rate of infant deaths — Data - Healthy People 2030

Status: Improving

Most Recent Data:
5.4 infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2021)

Target:
5.0 per 1,000

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
5.8 infant deaths per 1,000 live births occurred within the first year of life in 2017

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Population	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Total	5.8 CI 5.7 / 5.9 SE 0.039	5.7 CI 5.6 / 5.7 SE 0.039	5.6 CI 5.5 / 5.7 SE 0.039	5.4 CI 5.3 / 5.5 SE 0.039	5.4 CI 5.4 / 5.5 SE 0.039

Data Source: Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set, CDC/NCHS

All Infant deaths by

#: Standard errors and confidence intervals are not available for this population group.

◊: Unless otherwise noted, data represent "per 1,000 live births,

†: Target is not applicable for this demographic group.

DSU: Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

DNA: Data have not been analyzed.

DNC: Data for specific population not collected.

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