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The US infant mortality rate experienced a significant 3% increase last year, the largest surge in two decades. The rise was observed among white and Native American infants, infant boys, and premature babies born at 37 weeks or earlier. The CDC report highlights increased deaths from maternal complications and bacterial meningitis as contributing factors.
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 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 CDC said Missouri, Iowa, Georgia and Texas showed significant jumps in their infant mortality rate from 2021 to 2022.
The CDC's report, published Wednesday, also noted larger increases for two of the leading causes of infant deaths — maternal complications and bacterial meningitis.