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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

Health, United States, 2003: Selected trend tables with data for population subgroups

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