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Archive Home > 2008 > October > 16 > U.S. infant mortality ranking drops

U.S. infant mortality ranking drops

By Mary Engel / The Bulletin
October 16, 2008

After a century of declines, the U.S. infant mortality rate barely budged between 2000 and 2005, causing the United States to slip further behind other developed countries despite spending more on health care, according to a report released Wednesday.

The rate was 6.86 infant deaths per 1,000....

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