infant mortality
noun
: the number of infants who die each year
The government is trying to reduce infant mortality.
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Adequate space between pregnancies also lowers infant mortality rates.
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Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
An article in a British pediatric journal earlier this year describes how the tightening of sanctions on Cuba since 2017 has led to more than a doubling of infant mortality over the last decade.
—Mark Weisbrot, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Because citizens expressed interest in providing funds for prenatal health, prominent political scientists even credit participatory budgeting with lowering infant mortality.
—Celina Su, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026
The numbers have consistently fallen below North Carolina’s infant mortality rate for the past decade.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
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Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
An article in a British pediatric journal earlier this year describes how the tightening of sanctions on Cuba since 2017 has led to more than a doubling of infant mortality over the last decade.
—Mark Weisbrot, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Because citizens expressed interest in providing funds for prenatal health, prominent political scientists even credit participatory budgeting with lowering infant mortality.
—Celina Su, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026
The numbers have consistently fallen below North Carolina’s infant mortality rate for the past decade.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Infant mortality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infant%20mortality. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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