US rate of infant death worsens to 29th in world

By John Lauerman
Bloomberg / October 16, 2008

Infant deaths in the United States continue to surpass most other rich nations, stalling at the same level from 2000 through 2005 while other countries improved, government researchers said.

Latest international data show the US ranking in infant mortality worsened to 29th worldwide, down from 27th in 2000 and 23rd in 1990, according to a report from the National Center for Health Statistics in Hyattsville, Md. the rest