Infant Health
(Data are for U.S. for
2002)
Live births
Number of births: 4,021,726
Source:
Births: Final Data for
2002, table 1
Percent of births with low
birthweight (less than 5.5 pounds): 7.8
Percent of births that are
preterm (less than 37 weeks gestation): 12.1
Source:
Births: Final Data for
2002, table 24
Percent of births that are
twins per 100 live births: 3.1
Source:
Births: Final Data for
2002, table 50
Mortality
Number of infant deaths:
28,034
Deaths per 1000 live births:
7.0
Number of deaths for leading
causes of infant deaths
Congenital
malformations: 5,623
Disorders
related to short gestation and low birthweight: 4,637
Sudden
infant death syndrome: 2,295
Source:
Deaths: Final Data for
2002
More data
Infant
Mortality Statistics from the 2001 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set
America’s
Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2004
Related links
Birth
Data
Mortality
Data
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
Linked
Birth and Infant Death Data
National
Institute for Child Health and Human Development
KIDS
Count
This page last reviewed
October 27, 2004
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