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Infant mortality is the death of an infant before his or her first birthday. The infant mortality rate is an important marker of the overall health of a society. In 2022, the infant mortality rate in the United States was 5.6 deaths per 1,000 live births.
Chart and table of the U.S. infant mortality rate from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100. The current infant mortality rate for U.S. in 2024 is 5.342 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.52% decline from 2023.
Total infant mortality rate and infant mortality rate by age at death In 2023, the provisional number of linked birth/infant deaths in the United States was 20,162, a decrease of 2% from 2022 (20,577); the number of births also declined 2% from 2022 to 2023 (3,667,758 to 3,596,017) (Table 1). The provisional infant mortality rate
States are categorized from highest rate to lowest rate. Although adjusted for differences in age-distribution and population size, rankings by state do not take into account other state specific population characteristics that may affect the level of mortality.
The provisional infant mortality rate for the United States in 2022 was 5.60 infant deaths per 1,000 live births (that rate was 5.44 in 2021). The total number of infant deaths for 2022 was 20,538. This was a 3% increase over 2021 which had 19,928 infant deaths.
The U.S. infant mortality rate did not change from 2022 to 2023 and was 5.61 per 1,000 live births in 2023, according to the Nov. 14 National Vital Statistics Reports.
This report presents provisional 2022 data on infant mortality rates using the U.S. linked birth/infant death files.
This report presents final 2022 infant mortality statistics by age at death, maternal race and Hispanic origin, maternal age, gestational age, leading causes of death, and maternal state of residence.
American Indians, Native Hawaiians, and Black Americans all had infant mortality rates above the national average, while rates for Hispanic, white, and Asian American communities were below. The Black infant mortality rate in particular is nearly double the national average.
• Infant mortality rates in the report are shown by infant age at death, maternal race and Hispanic origin and age, gestational age and sex of the newborn, state of residence of the mother, and 10 leading causes