COMPARISON OF NATIONAL INFANT MORTALITY RATES
Differences in the infant mortality rates among industrialized
nations reflect differences in the health status of
women before and during pregnancy as well as the quality
and accessibility of primary care for pregnant women
and their infants. Although the United States has
greatly reduced its infant mortality rate since 1965,
the nation dropped one rank to 28th among industrialized
nations in 1998.
This graph comparing "national infant mortality
rates" includes countries, territories, cities,
or geographic areas with a population of at least
1 million that have complete counts of live births
and infants deaths as indicated in the United Nations
Demographic Yearbook. In 1998, three of these jurisdictions
had infant mortality rates that were half that of
the United States.
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