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The U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3% last year — the largest increase in two decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The infant mortality rate in the US experienced a significant 3% increase last year, marking the largest surge in two decades.

In a new report, it has been revealed that the infant mortality rate in the United States experienced a 3% increase last year.

The provisional infant mortality rate for the United States in 2022 was 5.60 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, 3% higher than the rate in 2021 (5.44). The neonatal mortality rate increased 3% from 3.49 to 3.58, and the postneonatal mortality rate by 4% (from 1.95 to 2.02) from 2021 to 2022.

CDC data show an increase in infant mortality rate of nearly 3% in 2022, the highest such number since 2002.

The U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3% last year — the largest increase in two decades, according to the CDC.

A panel of experts agreed that exa-cel, a sickle cell disease gene therapy, was safe enough for clinical use, setting the stage for a potential FDA approval; the United States saw an increase in infant mortality rates for the first time in more than 2 decades; the new antiburnout campaign from the CDC asks leaders to better support health care workers.

The rate of infants dying before their first birthday jumped 3% in 2022, the biggest surge in 20 years, according to new provisional federal data.

The CDC notes larger increases for 2 of the leading causes of infant deaths – maternal complications and bacterial meningitis.

The U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3% last year — the largest increase in two decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.