The CDC recorded 21,498 infant deaths in 2018, down from 22,341 deaths a year prior.
The infant mortality rate declined from 5.79 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2017 to 5.67 in 2018 — the lowest rate reported in U.S. history.
Infants born to Black women had the highest mortality rate in 2018, while babies born to Asian mothers had the lowest.
The findings are based on a CDC analysis of birth and death certificates registered in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2018.
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