Citation

MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly. Rep. 1996; 45(10): 211-215.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, (in public domain), Publisher U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8609876

Abstract

The 1993 final infant mortality (death before age 1 year) rate for the United States--8.4 infant deaths per 1000 live-born infants--was the lowest rate ever recorded and represented a decrease of 1.8% from the rate of 8.5 for 1992. Based on provisional data for 1994, the declining trend in infant mortality continued through 1994 (rate: 7.9). This report uses data from birth and death certificates compiled by CDC to characterize infant mortality in 1993 and compares the findings with those for 1992.

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