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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.