How to Use infant mortality in a Sentence

infant mortality

noun
  • At the time of Lizzie's birth, infant mortality was sky high .
    — Dominique Janee, Scientific American, 2 Nov. 2023
  • These risks include the chance of low birth weight, preterm birth and infant mortality.
    — Ashley Langer, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Preterm birth is the largest risk factor for infant mortality.
    — Amanda Musa, CNN, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Blacks had the highest infant mortality rate among all racial and ethnic groups.
    — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Couples raised many children to adulthood at a time when infant mortality was high.
    — Karin Schlott, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Preterm birth is a leading cause of infant mortality in the US.
    — Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Death rates fell for all age groups 15 and older, though infant mortality increased.
    — Adriel Bettelheim, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The infant mortality rate also increased, while the death rate for all other age groups decreased.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
  • At the same time, infant mortality in counties increased by 8%.
    — Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 5 Sep. 2024
  • The infant mortality rate was over 10 for mothers younger than age 24.
    — Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Wisconsin has long had one of the highest rates of Black infant mortality in the nation.
    — Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Of course, many people lived longer than this — the overall number is drawn down largely because infant mortality was high back then.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Birth defects are a leading cause of infant mortality, accounting for about 20% of deaths in the first year of life.
    — Almut Winterstein, The Conversation, 30 Jan. 2025
  • That could cause the country’s already-high rates of maternal and infant mortality to increase.
    — Rachel Rebouché, The Conversation, 3 July 2025
  • The average life expectancy was about 35 years, due to high rates of infant mortality.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Indiana also has a higher infant mortality rate and rate of death by gun violence.
    — Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
  • These cuts come at a time when key indicators like infant mortality rates and life expectancy rates are worsening.
    — Alana Semuels, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The researchers point to high infant mortality rates, along with deaths caused by guns and drug overdoses, as some of the reasons for the disparity.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 2 July 2024
  • The data marks the second year-over-year increase in the nation’s infant mortality rate, following more than two decades of declines.
    — Mckenzie Beard, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
  • The state’s infant mortality rate is higher than the national average, and Black infants die at twice the rate of white ones.
    — Amy Yurkanin | [email protected], al, 1 Aug. 2023
  • One problem the endowment is addressing is the maternal and infant mortality rate across the state.
    — Megan Woolard, Journal Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Although Black people in the study had higher rates of deaths from preventable causes and infant mortality, most were insured.
    — Eleanore Catolico, Detroit Free Press, 19 Apr. 2024
  • The infant mortality rate in the Irish community at the time was 25 percent.
    — Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 14 Jan. 2024
  • The leading causes of excess death and years of life lost, according to the study, include infant mortality, heart disease and cancer.
    — Akilah Johnson, BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2023
  • Preterm birth is a significant factor in infant mortality.
    — Katia Riddle, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Alabama’s infant mortality rate is also one of the highest in the United States.
    — Williesha Morris | [email protected], al, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Our research on infant mortality in Texas after the passage of such a bill shows that these laws endanger maternal and infant health.
    — Alison Gemmill, Scientific American, 3 July 2024
  • Chubb is a community organizer in a state with some of the highest rates of maternal and infant mortality in the country.
    — Katia Riddle, NPR, 27 July 2025
  • In fact, prematurity is the leading cause of infant mortality.
    — Erica Sloan, SELF, 26 Sep. 2025
  • That makes stillbirths just as prevalent as infant mortality, according to the CDC.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025

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