Infant mortality in the U.S. dropped to a new all-time low in 2025, according to preliminary government data as reported by MEDPAGE TODAY. 

Infant deaths dropped to about 19,350 last year

There were slightly fewer than 5.4 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2025, according to the CDC.

While that appears to be a small decline from about 5.5 in 2024 and 5.6 in the 2 years preceding, researchers say it is statistically meaningful and translates to hundreds of fewer infant deaths per year.

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