In 2019, the infant mortality rate in the United States was 5.6 deaths per 1,000 live births. (See Mortality in the United States, 2019).

Why is SIDS so high in USA?

The two main reasons for the higher U.S. mortality were “congenital malformations, which patients cannot really do much about other than ensuring adequate screening during pregnancy, and high risk of sudden unexpected deaths in infancy, which should largely be preventable through appropriate sleeping arrangements,” ...

What is the infant mortality rate 2020?

In 2020, infant mortality rate for United States of America was 5.69 deaths per thousand live births.