The infant mortality national rate dropped to about 5.5 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted Thursday.

Among those aged 1 to 19, the net difference in mortality rates per 100,000 grew from 4 to just under 6 for firearm deaths.

But now is not the time to retreat into our homes to "protect" our children, pediatrician Dr. Christopher Forrest told ...

Rates of mortality, chronic conditions, obesity, and mental health have worsened and compare poorly with high-income peer ...

Newly released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows New Hampshire has the lowest infant mortality ...

The infant mortality national rate dropped to about 5.5 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted Thursday.

NEW YORK (AP) — The nation's infant mortality rate dropped last year after two years of hovering at a late-pandemic plateau. Some experts think one reason for the drop could be a vaccination ...