Infant Health
(Data are for the U.S.)
Live births
- Number of births: 4,130,665
- Percent of births with low birthweight (less than 5.5 pounds): 8.2%
- Percent of births that are preterm (less than 37 weeks gestation): 12.2%
Source: Births: Final Data for 2009, tables 1, 18 [PDF - 1.3 MB]
Mortality
- Number of infant deaths: 26,412
- Deaths per 100,000 live births: 639.4
- Leading causes of infant deaths
- Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
- Disorders related to short gestation and low birthweight: not elsewhere classified
- Sudden infant death syndrome
Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2009, table 21 and Highlights [PDF - 2.1 MB]
More data
- America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being
- Behind International Rankings of Infant Mortality: How the United States Compares with Europe [PDF - 979 KB]
- Births: Final Data for 2009 [PDF - 1.3 MB]
- Born a Bit Too Early: Recent Trends in Late Preterm Births [PDF - 691 KB]
- Breastfeeding in the United States: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 1999-2006 [PDF - 493 KB]
- Deaths: Final Data for 2009 [PDF - 2.1 MB]
- Deaths: Leading Causes for 2008 [PDF - 2.8 MB]
- Health Data Interactive
- Health, United States, trend tables with data on child health
- Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2008 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set [PDF - 499 KB]
- Recent Trends in Infant Mortality in the United States [PDF - 1 MB]
- Trends in Preterm-Related Infant Mortality by Race and Ethnicity: United States, 1999-2004
- Understanding Racial and Ethnic Disparities in U.S. Infant Mortality Rates [PDF - 531 KB]
Contact Us:
- National Center for Health Statistics
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