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Infant mortality per 1,000 live births, per state
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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

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

  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.