A total of 20,577 infant deaths were reported in the United States in 2022, up 3% from 2021. The U.S. infant mortality rate was 5.61 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, a 3% increase from the rate of 5.44 in 2021. Infant mortality in the U.S. has been generally trending down since at least 1995, when consistent tracking started, but rates are still much higher in the U.S. than they are in many peer nations. There have been some small upticks over that time, but 2022 was the first time there was a statistically significant increase since 2002.
Report - Infant Mortality in the United States, 2022: Data from the Period Linked Birth/Infant Death File
Updated: Oct 21