Infant Health

Related Links

• Birth Data
• Mortality Data
• Linked Birth and Infant Death Data
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Infants and Toddlers
• National Institute for Child Health and Human Development: Infant Health
• KIDS Count
• PeriStats

Live births

• Number of births: 3,978,497
• Percent of births with low birthweight (less than 5.5 pounds): 8.1%
• Percent of births that are preterm (less than 37 weeks gestation): 9.6%

Source: Births: Final Data for 2015, tables 1, 18 [PDF – 1.9 MB]

Mortality

• Number of infant deaths: 23,215
• Deaths per 100,000 live births: 582.1
• Leading causes of infant deaths
  • Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Disorders related to short gestation and low birthweight: not elsewhere classified
  • Newborn affected by maternal complications of pregnancy

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2014, table 21 [PDF – 4.4 MB]

Live births

• Number of births: 3,978,497
• Percent of births with low birthweight (less than 5.5 pounds): 8.1%
• Percent of births that are preterm (less than 37 weeks gestation): 9.6%

Source: Births: Final Data for 2015, tables 1, 18 [PDF – 1.9 MB]

Mortality

• Number of infant deaths: 23,215
• Deaths per 100,000 live births: 582.1
• Leading causes of infant deaths
  • Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Disorders related to short gestation and low birthweight: not elsewhere classified
  • Newborn affected by maternal complications of pregnancy

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2014, table 21 [PDF – 4.4 MB]