Definition: This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2012
See also: Infant mortality rate mapRelated News
US surpasses other industrialized countries in infant death rate
World Socialist Web Site - 5/9/2013 3:36:40 PM
“State of the World’s ... However, many US hospitals have used the operation to schedule births, particularly those of Medicaid recipients, in order to maximize profit. A University of Minnesota analysis of 593 hospitals nationwide, published in ...
Infant Death Rate: U.S. Falls Behind 68 Countries, According To Save The Children
The Huffington Post - 5/8/2013 10:54:30 PM
The United States does not fare well in a new report looking at the percentage of babies that die the day they are born. In that report, the United States falls behind 68 other countries, including Mexico, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, in terms of ...
REPORT: The U.S Has The Highest First-Day Infant Death Rate In The Industrialized World
Think Progress - 5/6/2013 11:54:08 PM
That figure includes about 11,300 U.S. babies — the highest first-day infant mortality rate of any other country in the industrialized world, according to a new report from Save the Children. In fact, the United States’ rate of first-day infant death ...
Higher Child Marriage Rates Associated With Higher Maternal and Infant Mortality: Researchers
Med India - 5/16/2013 3:54:00 AM
Researchers in the current online issue of the journal Violence Against Women report that countries in which girls are commonly married before the age of 18 have significantly higher rates of maternal and infant mortality. The study, by Anita ...
Higher child marriage rates linked to high infant mortality
Times of India - 5/14/2013 2:11:59 PM
Countries in which girls are commonly married before the age of 18 have significantly higher rates of maternal and infant mortality, a new study by an Indian origin researcher and her team has found. The study, by Anita Raj, PhD, a professor in ...
Canada has second-highest rate of first-day infant deaths in industrialized world: report
Winnipeg Free Press - 5/7/2013 7:20:56 PM
"The fact that Canada does not seem able to break below the rate of five deaths per 1,000 live births, while 14 peer countries already have, suggests that further attention must be paid to better understanding international differences in infant mortality ...
America Has Highest Rate of First-Day Infant Mortality in Industrialized World
Opposing Views - 5/7/2013 11:02:51 PM
5,800 in EU member countries)," the report says ... Experts believe America has a high infant mortality rate because about one in eight babies are born too early. Worldwide, premature births are the leading cause of infant deaths. Another reason there ...
Higher child marriage rates linked to higher maternal and infant mortality
Webindia 123 - 5/13/2013 6:30:53 PM
Young age at childbirth increases risk for both maternal and infant mortality." Girl child marriage is defined as the marriage of girls age 17 and younger. Although the practice has generally declined in recent years, it remains relatively common in ...
Georgia Tackles Child Mortality
IWPR - 5/14/2013 4:49:28 PM
Despite a fall in the infant mortality rate in Georgia over the last decade, the country still scores poorly by the standards of other former Soviet states. Now the health ministry says that combating child mortality is a high priority, and that it is ...
Panel: Infant death rate in Wyandotte County worst in country
KCTV5 News - 5/8/2013 10:22:53 AM
More infants are dying in Wyandotte County than any other county in Kansas, but the alarming numbers don't stop there. The infant death rate in Kansas for African-American babies is the worst in the nation. Researchers are still trying to determine the cause.
Report says Canada has second-highest rate of first-day infant deaths in industrialized world
Hamilton Spectator - 5/8/2013 1:18:51 AM
The report said Canada had the second-highest rate of first-day infant mortality in the industrialized ... noting the three countries fell well short of the nations that boast a first-day mortality rate of just 0.5. Cyprus, Estonia, Iceland, Luxembourg ...
Best, worst countries to be a mother revealed in Save the Children index
New York Daily News - 5/9/2013 7:32:53 PM
This year, Finland topped the index rankings, with Sweden and Norway coming in second ... occur in developing countries where mother and child do not have access to basic health care services. Babies in Somalia have the highest risk of dying on their ...
Child marriage increases risk for maternal and infant mortality, study reveals
News-Medical - 5/14/2013 4:53:39 AM
Countries in which girls are commonly married before the age of 18 have significantly higher rates of maternal and infant mortality, report researchers in the current online issue of the journal Violence Against Women. The study, by Anita Raj, PhD ...
Here’s a map of the best and worst countries to be a mother
Washington Post - 5/8/2013 10:37:12 AM
India makes up 29 percent of all first-day deaths ... of infants in South Asia are born underweight, which is often a product of poor maternal health and makes infant death more likely. It is also due to unusually early marriage and childbearing ...
Infant death rate falls in Volusia
Daytona Beach News-Journal - 5/18/2013 1:28:28 AM
Data released this week by the Florida Department of Health revealed the infant death rate for Volusia County fell from 6.4 per 1,000 live births to 3.8 between 2011 and 2012. The rate was more than halved for black infants from 13.6 in 2011 to ...
