In 2023, a provisional total of 3,090,582 deaths occurred in the United States. The age-adjusted death rate per 100,000 population was 884.2 among males and 632.8 among females; the overall rate, 750.4, was 6.1% lower than in 2022 (798.8). The overall rate decreased for...
The child mortality rate in the United States, for children under the age of five, was 462.9 deaths per thousand births in 1800.
The researchers found a provisional total of 3,090,582 deaths in the United States in 2023. The age-adjusted death rate was 884.2 and 632.8 per 100,000 population among males and females, respectively. The overall rate was 6.1 percent lower than in 2022 (750.4 versus 798.8). All age group...
Health statisticsshow that the average global infant mortality rate in 2023 is 26.053 deaths per 1,000 live births. This is a 2.4% decline from 2022. What Is the Infant Mortality Rate by Country? As we look at the infant mortality rate by country, you’ll notice that the countries with ...
Advances made in pediatric cardiology, cardiac surgery and critical care have significantly improved the survival rate of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) leading to an increase in children with CHD presenting for noncardiac surgical procedures. This study aims (1) to describe the trend ...
Reducing COVID-19 burden for populations will require equitable and effective risk-based allocations of scarce preventive resources, including vaccinations1. To aid in this effort, we developed a general population risk calculator for COVID-19 mortality
This statistic shows the 20 countries* with the highest infant mortality rate in 2024. An estimated 101.3 infants per 1,000 live births died in the first year of life in Afghanistan in 2024. Infant and child mortalityInfant mortality usually refers to the death of children younger than one ...
For this reason, scholars prefer looking at age-specific mortality rates instead, as they can be aggregated into a summary measure such as the age-standardised death rate or period life expectancy. However, for assessing the total burden of the pandemic while differentiating 2020 from 2021, life...
The highest ASMRs were in Nebraska (33.5/100 000) for BM and Alaska (11/100 000) for WM.During the last 20 years, the PC mortality rate dropped in all states for all races, suggesting an advancement in management strategies. Although a higher decrease in ASMR was observed in BM, ASMR...
Gender differences in infant and child mortality: Estimation and identification of countries with outlying levels or trends Under natural circumstances, the ratio of the male to female under-five mortality rate is greater than one. However, deprivation of girls' access to health care or proper nutri...