Infant Health
(Data are for the U.S.)
Live births
- Number of births: 4,265,555
- Percent of births with low birthweight (less than 5.5 pounds): 8.3%
- Percent of births that are preterm (less than 37 weeks gestation): 13%
Source: Births: Final Data for 2006, Tables 1, 32, 33
Mortality
- Number of infant deaths: 27,936
- Deaths per 1000 live births: 6.8
- Number of deaths for leading causes of infant deaths
- Congenital malformations: 5,622
- Disorders related to short gestation and low birthweight: not elsewhere classified 4,642
- Sudden infant death syndrome: 2,246
Source: Deaths: Leading Causes for 2004, Table 3
More data
- Births: Final Data for 2006
- Deaths: Final Data for 2005
- Deaths: Leading Causes for 2004
- Health, United States, trend Tables with data on child health
- Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2005 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set
- Trends in preterm-related infant mortality by race and ethnicity
- America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being
- Recent Trends in Infant Mortality in the United States
- Breastfeeding in the United States: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 1999-2006
- Health Data Interactive
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