U.S. Infant Mortality Rate Sees Largest Increase in 20 Years, Says CDC
In the latest report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Vital Statistics System, it has been disclosed that the United States witnessed an estimated 20,538 infant fatalities in the year 2022. This figure represents a distressing increase of 3% from the previous year, which recorded 19,928 deaths.
The United States has witnessed its first year-to-year rise in the infant mortality rate since the period of 2001 to 2002. A recent report from the National Center for Health Statistics, part of the Vital Statistics Rapid Release, has revealed that the provisional infant mortality rate for 2022 increased by 3% from the previous year. This comes after a steady decline of 22% from 2002 to 2021.
The report titled,
