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United States
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.

Global rank#144out of 196 countries
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Historical trend

25.920.815.710.65.5196019922024United States · 2024: 5.50United States

Analytical takeaways

  • United States records 5.50 for Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) in 2024, ranking #144 globally out of 196 countries.
  • Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) declined from 25.90 in 1960 to 5.50 in 2024, a decrease of 20.40.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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