Total Infant Deaths
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2023
Location Infant Deaths Infant Deaths
United States 20162 5.61 Alabama 442 7.64 Alaska 65 7.21 Arizona 433 5.54 Arkansas 290 8.22 California 1642 4.1 Colorado 280 4.55 Connecticut 155 4.49 Delaware 64 6.14 District of Columbia 55 6.97 Florida 1351 6.1 Georgia 874 6.99 Hawaii 72 4.86 Idaho 98 4.38 Illinois 738 5.91 Indiana 514 6.51 Iowa 184 5.1 Kansas 178 5.23 Kentucky 342 6.58 Louisiana 392 7.14 Maine 66 5.68 Maryland 368 5.61 Massachusetts 220 3.28 Michigan 604 6.09 Minnesota 292 4.73 Mississippi 308 8.94 Missouri 411 6.12 Montana 61 5.51 Nebraska 154 6.39 Nevada 187 5.88 New Hampshire 35 2.93 New Jersey 373 3.69 New Mexico 92 4.39 New York 821 4.03 North Carolina 834 6.95 North Dakota 47 4.87 Ohio 909 7.16 Oklahoma 341 7.12 Oregon 177 4.62 Pennsylvania 707 5.57 Rhode Island 47 4.79 South Carolina 402 6.96 South Dakota 71 6.34 Tennessee 538 6.48 Texas 2263 5.83 Utah 235 5.22 Vermont 16 NSD Virginia 544 5.87 Washington 408 5.04 West Virginia 93 5.6 Wisconsin 345 5.77 Wyoming 23 3.84
2022
Location Infant Deaths Infant Deaths
United States 20577 5.61 Alabama 389 6.69 Alaska 62 6.62 Arizona 485 6.17 Arkansas 272 7.67 California 1724 4.11 Colorado 283 4.54 Connecticut 150 4.25 Delaware 81 7.49 District of Columbia 44 5.45 Florida 1342 5.98 Georgia 893 7.08 Hawaii 90 5.79 Idaho 118 5.27 Illinois 718 5.59 Indiana 570 7.16 Iowa 190 5.2 Kansas 200 5.81 Kentucky 302 5.77 Louisiana 416 7.37 Maine 77 6.37 Maryland 415 6.03 Massachusetts 228 3.32 Michigan 657 6.42 Minnesota 288 4.5 Mississippi 316 9.11 Missouri 467 6.77 Montana 52 4.65 Nebraska 142 5.83 Nevada 149 4.49 New Hampshire 42 3.48 New Jersey 367 3.57 New Mexico 127 5.88 New York 885 4.26 North Carolina 825 6.79 North Dakota 42 4.39 Ohio 912 7.11 Oklahoma 333 6.89 Oregon 177 4.48 Pennsylvania 741 5.69 Rhode Island 40 3.9 South Carolina 391 6.76 South Dakota 87 7.77 Tennessee 544 6.61 Texas 2228 5.72 Utah 230 5.03 Vermont 26 4.89 Virginia 594 6.21 Washington 362 4.34 West Virginia 124 7.32 Wisconsin 348 5.8 Wyoming 34 5.62
2021
Location Infant Deaths Infant Deaths
United States 19928 5.44 Alabama 439 7.56 Alaska 69 7.37 Arizona 426 5.47 Arkansas 309 8.59 California 1713 4.07 Colorado 314 4.99 Connecticut 166 4.65 Delaware 50 4.77 District of Columbia 59 6.81 Florida 1275 5.9 Georgia 776 6.25 Hawaii 73 4.67 Idaho 115 5.13 Illinois 743 5.62 Indiana 540 6.75 Iowa 147 3.99 Kansas 184 5.3 Kentucky 321 6.15 Louisiana 416 7.24 Maine 60 5 Maryland 409 5.99 Massachusetts 223 3.23 Michigan 653 6.22 Minnesota 311 4.83 Mississippi 330 9.39 Missouri 406 5.85 Montana 55 4.9 Nebraska 135 5.49 Nevada 194 5.76 New Hampshire 50 3.96 New Jersey 362 3.57 New Mexico 102 4.77 New York 876 4.16 North Carolina 809 6.72 North Dakota 28 2.77 Ohio 916 7.06 Oklahoma 345 7.13 Oregon 155 3.79 Pennsylvania 712 5.37 Rhode Island 45 4.3 South Carolina 415 7.26 South Dakota 69 6.07 Tennessee 505 6.18 Texas 1977 5.29 Utah 214 4.58 Vermont 17 NSD Virginia 571 5.96 Washington 366 4.36 West Virginia 117 6.8 Wisconsin 331 5.36 Wyoming 34 5.45
2020
Location Infant Deaths Infant Deaths
United States 19,578 5.42 Alabama 403 6.99 Alaska 48 5.07 Arizona 399 5.19 Arkansas 260 7.38 California 1,648 3.92 Colorado 295 4.8 Connecticut 145 4.33 Delaware 53 5.1 District of Columbia 46 5.18 Florida 1,217 5.8 Georgia 769 6.28 Hawaii 77 4.88 Idaho 109 5.06 Illinois 733 5.5 Indiana 531 6.75 Iowa 160 4.43 Kansas 227 6.6 Kentucky 332 6.43 Louisiana 435 7.59 Maine 73 6.33 Maryland 393 5.73 Massachusetts 262 3.94 Michigan 708 6.8 Minnesota 262 4.13 Mississippi 288 8.12 Missouri 408 5.89 Montana 54 5 Nebraska 138 5.68 Nevada 156 4.64 New Hampshire 52 4.41 New Jersey 392 4 New Mexico 116 5.3 New York 855 4.08 North Carolina 790 6.77 North Dakota 55 5.47 Ohio 865 6.7 Oklahoma 281 5.9 Oregon 168 4.22 Pennsylvania 729 5.58 Rhode Island 40 3.96 South Carolina 370 6.64 South Dakota 80 7.3 Tennessee 502 6.38 Texas 1,946 5.29 Utah 248 5.43 Vermont 18 NSD Virginia 546 5.76 Washington 375 4.51 West Virginia 127 7.33 Wisconsin 360 5.94 Wyoming 32 5.22
Notes
Infants are defined as children under one year of age.
Data are by place of residence.
Rates are per 1,000 births.
Sources
United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Division of Vital Statistics (DVS). Linked Birth / Infant Death Records 2007-2023, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program, on CDC WONDER On-line Database. Accessed at http://wonder.cdc.gov/lbd-current.html on June 26, 2025.
Definitions
NSD : Not sufficient data. Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision; based on fewer than 20 deaths in the numerator. Please click here for more information.