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United States Highest Infant Mortality Rate

Name: United States Infant Mortality Rate
Creator: World Bank
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25.9 in 1960

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank

The highest infant mortality rate in United States was 25.9 in 1960. The top 5 years were: 1960 (25.9), 1961 (25.5), 1962 (25.0), 1963 (24.4), 1964 (23.9).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

United States Top 5 Highest Infant Mortality Rate Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	1960	25.9
2nd	1961	25.5
3rd	1962	25.0
4th	1963	24.4
5th	1964	23.9

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1962	25.0	−0.5	13th
1961	25.5	−0.4	13th
1960	25.9	–	13th
1965	23.4	−0.5	15th
1964	23.9	−0.5	14th
1963	24.4	−0.6	14th
1968	21.4	−0.7	19th
1967	22.1	−0.6	18th
1966	22.7	−0.7	16th
1971	19.1	−0.8	18th
1970	19.9	−0.8	18th
1969	20.7	−0.7	18th
1973	17.5	−0.8	16th
1972	18.3	−0.8	18th
1976	15.2	−0.7	17th
1975	15.9	−0.8	17th
1974	16.7	−0.8	17th
1978	13.8	−0.6	17th
1977	14.4	−0.8	17th
1981	12.1	−0.5	19th
1980	12.6	−0.5	19th
1979	13.1	−0.7	17th
1984	10.9	−0.3	20th
1983	11.2	−0.4	20th
1982	11.6	−0.5	20th
1988	9.9	−0.2	23rd
1987	10.1	−0.3	23rd
1986	10.4	−0.2	24th
1985	10.6	−0.3	24th
1995	7.9	−0.3	31st
1994	8.2	−0.3	30th
1993	8.5	−0.3	27th
1992	8.8	−0.3	27th
1991	9.1	−0.3	26th
1990	9.4	−0.3	26th
1989	9.7	−0.2	25th
1997	7.5	−0.2	33rd
1996	7.7	−0.2	33rd
2018	5.6	+0.0	49th
2017	5.6	−0.1	48th
2016	5.7	−0.1	46th
2015	5.8	+0.0	46th
2014	5.8	−0.1	45th
2013	5.9	−0.1	47th
2012	6.0	−0.1	46th
2011	6.1	−0.1	46th
2010	6.2	−0.2	45th
2009	6.4	−0.1	45th
2008	6.5	−0.1	45th
2007	6.6	−0.1	45th
2006	6.7	−0.1	44th
2005	6.8	+0.0	43rd
2004	6.8	−0.1	42nd
2003	6.9	−0.1	40th
2002	7.0	+0.0	37th
2001	7.0	−0.1	36th
2000	7.1	−0.1	35th
1999	7.2	−0.1	35th
1998	7.3	−0.2	34th
2025	5.5	+0.0	139th
2023	5.5	+0.0	57th
2022	5.5	+0.0	56th
2021	5.5	+0.0	53rd
2020	5.5	+0.0	53rd
2019	5.5	−0.1	50th

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