The rate of infants dying in the U.S. increased for the first time in two decades, raising concerns about infant and maternal health across the country.Â
The infant mortality rate for the United States rose 3% from 2021 to 2022, the first year-to-year increase in the rate since 2001 to 2002, according to figures the National Center for Health Statistics released Wednesday. The provisional report does not explain why infant deaths increased and said more research was needed.
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