U.S. Infant Mortality Rate 1950-2025

U.S. infant mortality rate for 2025 is 5.20, a 2.58% decline from 2024.
  • U.S. infant mortality rate for 2024 was 5.34, a 2.52% decline from 2023.
  • U.S. infant mortality rate for 2023 was 5.48, a 1.21% decline from 2022.
  • U.S. infant mortality rate for 2022 was 5.55, a 1.19% decline from 2021.
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.