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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 U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3% last year — the largest increase in two decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
White and Native American infants, infant boys and babies born at 37 weeks or earlier had significant death rate increases. The CDC's report, published Wednesday, also noted larger increases for two of the leading causes of infant deaths — maternal complications and bacterial meningitis.
The U.S. witnessed a 3% rise in the infant mortality rate, the largest increase in 20 years, with significant increases in deaths due to maternal complications and bacterial meningitis. Researchers speculate that the rebound of RSV and flu infections may have played a role.
White and Native American infants, infant boys and babies born at 37 weeks or earlier had significant death rate increases.