Infant and fetal mortality in the United States

Statistics report on infant and fetal mortality in the U.S.

Infant and fetal mortality in the United States

This report provides some of the most important facts and figures concerning infant and fetal mortality in the United States. Included in the report is a global overview of infant mortality with rankings of the countries with the highest and lowest infant mortality rates, and infant and fetal mortality rates specifically in the United States, including the leading causes of such deaths and risk factors.

Table of contents

Worldwide overview

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  • Basic Statistic Countries with the highest infant mortality rate 2024
  • Basic Statistic Countries with the lowest infant mortality rate 2024
  • Basic Statistic Projected global infant mortality rate 1990-2100
  • Basic Statistic Neonatal mortality rate worldwide 1990-2022, by region
  • Premium Statistic Neonatal deaths worldwide 1990-2022, by region

Infant mortality in the U.S.

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  • Basic Statistic Number of infant deaths in the U.S. from 1995 to 2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. - Infant mortality rate 1960-2022
  • Basic Statistic Infant mortality rate in the U.S. in 2021 and 2022, by maternal race and ethnicity
  • Basic Statistic U.S. infant mortality rate by state 2022
  • Basic Statistic Number of U.S. neonatal and postneonatal deaths from 1995 to 2022
  • Premium Statistic U.S. neonatal and postneonatal mortality rates from 1995 to 2022
  • Premium Statistic U.S. neonatal and postneonatal mortality rates in 2022, by race/ethnicity

Fetal mortality in the U.S.

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  • Basic Statistic Number of fetal deaths in the United States from 1990 to 2022
  • Basic Statistic Fetal mortality rates in the United States from 1990 to 2022
  • Premium Statistic Fetal mortality rates in the United States in 2022, by age
  • Basic Statistic Fetal mortality rates in the United States in 2021 and 2022, by race/ethnicity
  • Premium Statistic Fetal mortality rates in the United States in 2022, by state
  • Basic Statistic Late fetal, early neonatal, and perinatal mortality rates in the U.S. 2020-2021
  • Basic Statistic U.S. perinatal mortality rates by age of the mother 2020-2021
  • Basic Statistic U.S. perinatal mortality rates by race/ethnicity of mother 2020-2021
  • Basic Statistic U.S. perinatal mortality rates in 2021, by state

Causes

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  • Basic Statistic Distribution of fetal deaths in the United States in 2022, by cause
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of fetal deaths in the United States in 2022, by ethnicity and cause
  • Basic Statistic Leading causes of infant death in the United States 2022
  • Premium Statistic Rates of the leading causes of infant death in the U.S. 2022
  • Premium Statistic U.S. infant mortality rates 2019-2022, by leading causes
  • Basic Statistic Number of infant deaths in the U.S. from 2020 to 2022, by leading causes
  • Basic Statistic Distribution of sudden unexpected infant deaths in the U.S. in 2022, by cause
  • Basic Statistic Sudden unexpected infant death rates in the U.S. 2018-2022, by region

Risk factors

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  • Basic Statistic Trimester of prenatal care initiation among pregnant U.S. women 2019-2021, by race
  • Basic Statistic Infant mortality rate in the U.S. 2019-2021, by prenatal care time and maternal race
  • Basic Statistic Weight of pregnant women in the U.S. 2019-2021, by race/ethnicity
  • Premium Statistic U.S. infant mortality rates in 2019-2021, by maternal pre-pregnancy BMI and race
  • Basic Statistic Share of women who smoked during pregnancy in the U.S. in 2021, by state
  • Basic Statistic Infant mortality rate among U.S. women who smoked while pregnant, 2019-2021, by race
  • Basic Statistic Fetal mortality rates in the United States in 2022, by age and tobacco use

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