Description/Abstract
Infant mortality rates are higher in the United States than in its high-income peer countries. Additionally, infant mortality rates vary within the U.S., with much higher rates in some geographic regions compared to others. This data slice uses data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to compare infant mortality rates by geographic region in the U.S. between 2017-2021. The results show that the infant mortality rate was the highest in the South and lowest in the Northeast and West.
Document Type
Data Slice
Keywords
Infant Mortality
Disciplines
Family, Life Course, and Society | Maternal and Child Health | Sociology
Date
2-27-2024
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Merrifield, Marissa, "Infant Mortality Rates Vary Substantially across Regions of the United States" (2024). Population Health Research Brief Series. 244.
https://surface.syr.edu/lerner/244
Creative Commons License
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