title: Infant mortality--United States, 1993.
abstract: The 1993 final infant mortality (death before age 1 year) rate for the United States--8.4 infant deaths per 1000 live-born infants--was the lowest rate ever recorded and represented a decrease of 1.8% from the rate of 8.5 for 1992. Based on provisional data for 1994, the declining trend in infant mortality continued through 1994 (rate: 7.9). This report uses data from birth and death certificates compiled by CDC to characterize infant mortality in 1993 and compares the findings with those for 1992.
mesh_terms: D002423:Cause of Death; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality / Q000639:trends; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology