Question

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What has been the trend in infant mortality rates in the US in the last 30 years? What is the current rate? How does it compare with that of the other industrial countries?

Answer 1

In US From 1980 to 2017, death rates for infants fell from 1,288.3 per 100,000 to 567 per 100,000. Similar trends are evident for child and teen mortality. Death rateswere highest among children under age 1.The infant mortality rate is an important marker of the overall health of a society. In 2017, the infant mortality rate in the United States was 5.8 deaths per 1,000 live births.According to this year's America's Health Ranking Annual Report, the U.S. infant mortality rate is 5.9 deaths per 1,000 live infant births, while the average rate of infant mortality among the OECD countries is 3.9 deaths per 1,000 live births.Compare with the other industrial countries US has the more infant mortality rate Why because means they have poor environmental and hygiene rate.premature births are the biggest factor in explaining the United States' high infant mortality rate. Pre-term births can have many different maternal causes, many of which -such as high blood pressure, diabetes, Zika and other infections.Due to diseases and poor maintenance leads to the high infant mortality rate. Now it's reduced compared to the past few years but still they have in risk of getting infant mortality rate.