U.S. Life Expectancy Best Ever, Says CDC
Life Expectancy Hovers Just Below 78 Years
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Infant Mortality Unchanged
The infant death rate stayed unchanged at 6.9 infant deaths per 1,000 live births. For black babies, the rate is nearly twice as high as white infants: 14.1 per 1,000 live births.
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) dropped nearly 15%. That may be due to delayed reporting, but SIDS deaths have been falling since 1988, says the CDC.
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