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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]

 

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