An Ignoble Experiment: The US infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it's the largest increase in two decades

2023/11/02

The US infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it's the largest increase in two decades

HEALTH NEWS

Nov 02, 2023

FILE - The toes of a baby peek out of a blanket at a hospital in McAllen, Texas. On Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the increase of U.S. infant mortality rate to 3% in 2022; a rare increase in a death statistic that has been generally been falling for decades. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

The US infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it's the largest increase in two decades

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