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Infant mortality rate in the United States

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The United States currently reports a infant mortality rate of 5.4, a decrease of 0.1 (-1.3%) from 2020.

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Value Equal sized Natural
Source:
World Population Prospects
Data availability:
Regions:
236
Date range: 1950 to 2100
Points:
35,636
Measure:
per 1,000 live births
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18.6
0.6
(2021)
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12.8
0.2
(2021)
China
5.7
0.4
(2021)
Canada
4.3
0.0
(2021)
Germany
3.1
0.1
(2021)
Japan
1.8
0.0
(2021)
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Mean childbearing age
29.6 years
0.01 years
(2021)
Female mortality between age 15 and 60
99.7%
10.3%
(2021)
Probability of dying among 15-19
3.4
0.3
(2022)
Female life expectancy at age 65
20.5 years
0.4 years
(2021)
Female suicide mortality rate
7.5
0.3
(2019)
Male tobacco use
26.2%
1.5%
(2030)
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United States Infant mortality rate between 1950 and 2021
Period Infant mortality rate Change
2021 5.4 0.1
2020 5.5 0.1
2019 5.5 0.0
2018 5.6 0.1
2017 5.7 0.1
2016 5.8 0.0
2015 5.9 0.0
2014 5.8 0.1
2013 5.9 0.1
2012 6.0 0.1
2011 6.0 0.1
2010 6.2 0.3
2009 6.5 0.2
2008 6.8 0.2
2007 7.0 0.0
2006 7.0 0.0
2005 7.0 0.1
2004 6.9 0.1
2003 7.0 0.0
2002 7.0 0.1
2001 6.9 0.3
2000 7.2 0.1
1999 7.3 0.2
1998 7.5 0.1
1997 7.4 0.1
1996 7.6 0.2
1995 7.8 0.4
1994 8.2 0.3
1993 8.5 0.2
1992 8.7 0.5
1991 9.2 0.5
1990 9.7 0.6
1989 10.3 0.0
1988 10.2 0.0
1987 10.3 0.2
1986 10.4 0.4
1985 10.8 0.1
1984 10.9 0.2
1983 11.0 0.5
1982 11.5 0.4
1981 11.9 0.8
1980 12.7 0.4
1979 13.1 0.5
1978 13.6 0.5
1977 14.2 1.0
1976 15.1 0.7
1975 15.9 1.0
1974 16.8 0.4
1973 17.3 0.5
1972 17.8 1.0
1971 18.8 2.1
1970 20.9 0.5
1969 21.4 0.7
1968 22.1 0.2
1967 22.3 1.1
1966 23.4 0.7
1965 24.1 0.7
1964 24.8 0.3
1963 25.1 0.1
1962 25.2 0.2
1961 25.3 1.0
1960 26.4 0.4
1959 26.7 0.6
1958 27.4 0.0
1957 27.4 0.0
1956 27.3 0.4
1955 27.8 0.7
1954 28.5 1.4
1953 29.9 1.3
1952 31.2 0.2
1951 31.4 0.3
1950 31.7
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