In the period from 2021 to 2023, the infant mortality rate in the United States was 6.45 per 1,000 live births. At that time, the infant mortality rate in small and medium metropolitian counties was 6.06 per 1,000 live births, compared to a rate of 5.06 in large metropolitian counties. The infant mortality rate in the U.S. is higher in rural areas for both neonatal and postneonatal deaths.Â
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