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. 2019 Mar 18;97(1):285–345. doi: 10.1111/1468-0009.12376

Figure 1.

Figure 1

The Infant Mortality Rate in the United States (1915‐2013) and Key Milestones

The infant mortality rate is the number of deaths among infants under 1 year, excluding fetal deaths; rates per 1,000 registered live births.

Data for events and milestones derived from Abbott 1923,46 Brosco 1999,47 Guyer et al. 2000,39 Cutler and Miller 2005,48 Haines 2000,36 Hetzel 1950,49 Nathanson 2007,50 Pearl 1921,51 Porter 1999,40 Preston 1996,41 Shapiro 1950,42 Woodbury 1936,43 Stern and Markel 2002,27 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1999,26 Fee 1994,44 Lindenmeyer 1995.45

Data for infant mortality rate derived from the US Census Bureau (1900‐1970)52 and the National Center for Health Statistics (2000‐2011 and 2013).53 , 54