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United States Infant Mortality Rate 1970s

Name: United States Infant Mortality Rate 1970s
Creator: World Bank
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Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank

16.4 decade average (1970-1979)

United States's infant mortality rate during the 1970s ranged from 13.1 (1979) to 19.9 (1970), averaging 16.4 over 10 years of data.

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1970s Data▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1970	19.9	−0.8	18th
1971	19.1	−0.8	18th
1972	18.3	−0.8	18th
1973	17.5	−0.8	16th
1974	16.7	−0.8	17th
1975	15.9	−0.8	17th
1976	15.2	−0.7	17th
1977	14.4	−0.8	17th
1978	13.8	−0.6	17th
1979	13.1	−0.7	17th