Infant Health

(Data are for the U.S.)

 

Live births

• Number of births: 3,999,386
• Percent of births with low birthweight (less than 5.5 pounds): 8.1%
• Percent of births that are preterm (less than 37 weeks gestation): 12.0%

Source: Births: Final Data for 2010, tables 1, 18 [PDF - 1.3 MB]

 

Mortality

• Number of infant deaths: 24,586
• Deaths per 100,000 live births: 614.7
• Leading causes of infant deaths
  • Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Disorders related to short gestation and low birthweight: not elsewhere classified
  • Sudden infant death syndrome

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2010, table 21 [PDF - 3.1 MB]

 

More data

• America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being
• Born a Bit Too Early: Recent Trends in Late Preterm Births [PDF - 691 KB]
• Breastfeeding in the United States: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 1999-2006 [PDF - 493 KB]
• Deaths: Leading Causes for 2009 [PDF - 2.5 MB]
• Health Data Interactive
• Health, United States, trend tables with data on child health
• Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2009 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set [PDF - 466 KB]
• Recent Declines in Infant Mortality in the United States, 2005–2011
• Understanding Racial and Ethnic Disparities in U.S. Infant Mortality Rates [PDF - 531 KB]