The nation's infant mortality dropped to a new all-time low in 2025, largely thanks to medical advancements and public health ...
The nation’s infant mortality dropped to a new all-time low in 2025. The U.S. national infant mortality rate dropped to below ...
There are striking disparities based on demographic factors and the U.S. lags behind some comparable nations.
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America, like many other countries, is on a path to population decline. The total fertility rate, which measures the average number of children born to a woman over her lifetime, in the US for 2024 ...
The US maternal mortality rate is higher than most high-income countries, with significant racial disparities, particularly among Black and Native American women. Effective policies include expanding ...
*The CDC has released new data showing a continued drop in birth rates among Black women in the U.S. According to provisional data, the Black birth rate declined by 4% in 2024 alone. That puts it in ...
Infant mortality in the U.S. dropped to a new all-time low in 2025, according to preliminary government data. There were ...