In 2022, the most significant causes of infant death in the United States were congenital malformations with 108 deaths per 100,000 live births. This statistic shows the rates of the 10 leading causes of infant death in the United States in 2022.
Rates of the 10 leading causes of infant death in the United States in 2022*
(per 100,000 live births)
* A total of 20,553 deaths occurred in children younger than age 1 year in the United States in 2022, with an infant mortality rate of 560.4 infant deaths per
100,000 live births. The 10 leading causes of infant death in 2022 accounted for 65.2% of all U.S. infant deaths.
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CDC. (March 21, 2024). Rates of the 10 leading causes of infant death in the United States in 2022* (per 100,000 live births) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/946683/rates-of-leading-causes-of-infant-death-in-the-us/
CDC. "Rates of the 10 leading causes of infant death in the United States in 2022* (per 100,000 live births)." Chart. March 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/946683/rates-of-leading-causes-of-infant-death-in-the-us/
CDC. (2024). Rates of the 10 leading causes of infant death in the United States in 2022* (per 100,000 live births). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/946683/rates-of-leading-causes-of-infant-death-in-the-us/
CDC. "Rates of The 10 Leading Causes of Infant Death in The United States in 2022* (per 100,000 Live Births)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/946683/rates-of-leading-causes-of-infant-death-in-the-us/
CDC, Rates of the 10 leading causes of infant death in the United States in 2022* (per 100,000 live births) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/946683/rates-of-leading-causes-of-infant-death-in-the-us/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Rates of the 10 leading causes of infant death in the United States in 2022* (per 100,000 live births) [Graph], CDC, March 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/946683/rates-of-leading-causes-of-infant-death-in-the-us/
