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List of U.S. states and territories by infant mortality rates

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This is a list of U.S. states, the District of Columbia and territories by infant mortality rates in 2021. The infant mortality rate is the number of deaths of infants under one year old per 1,000 live births. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country. The child mortality rate is the number of deaths of infants and children under five years old per 100,000 live births.

List by infant mortality rate

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US States by infant mortality in 2021 according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.[1]

Rank State,
federal district, or territory 		Infant mortality per 1,000
live births 		Infant deaths
1  North Dakota 2.77 28
2  Massachusetts 3.23 223
3  New Jersey 3.57 362
4  Oregon 3.79 155
5  New Hampshire 3.96 50
6  Iowa 3.99 147
7  California 4.07 1,713
8  New York 4.16 876
9  Rhode Island 4.3 45
10  Washington 4.36 366
11  Utah 4.58 214
12  Connecticut 4.65 166
13  Hawaii 4.67 73
14  New Mexico 4.77 102
 Delaware 4.77 50
16  Minnesota 4.83 311
17  Montana 4.9 55
18  Colorado 4.99 314
19  Maine 5 60
20  Idaho 5.13 115
21  Texas 5.29 1,977
22  Kansas 5.3 184
23  Wisconsin 5.36 331
24  Pennsylvania 5.37 712
−  United States 5.44 19,886
25  Wyoming 5.45 34
26  Arizona 5.47 426
27  Nebraska 5.49 135
28  Illinois 5.62 743
29  Nevada 5.76 194
30  Missouri 5.85 406
31  Florida 5.9 1,275
 Puerto Rico[2] 5.9 ...
33  Virginia 5.96 571
34  Maryland 5.99 409
35  South Dakota 6.07 69
36  Kentucky 6.15 321
37  Tennessee 6.18 505
38  Michigan 6.22 653
39  Georgia 6.25 776
40  Vermont (2018) 6.44 35
41  North Carolina 6.72 809
42  Indiana 6.75 540
43  West Virginia 6.8 117
44  District of Columbia 6.81[3] ...
45  Ohio 7.06 916
46  Oklahoma 7.13 345
47  Louisiana 7.24 416
48  South Carolina 7.26 415
49  Alaska 7.37 69
50  U.S. Virgin Islands[2] 7.5 ...
51  Alabama 7.56 439
52  Arkansas 8.59 309
53  Mississippi 9.39 330
54  American Samoa[1] 9.9 ...
55  Guam[2] 11.2 ...
56  Northern Mariana Islands[2] 12.2 ...

References

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  1. ^ a b "Stats of the States - Infant Mortality". www.cdc.gov. 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  2. ^ a b c d "Infant mortality rate - The World Factbook". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  3. ^ "District of Columbia". www.cdc.gov. 2023-09-12. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
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