U.S. States Ranked by Infant Mortality Rate

Infant mortality is defined as the number of deaths of infants (one year of age or younger) per 1,000 live births. The most common cause of infant mortality worldwide is pneumonia. This list shows the infant mortality rate per state.

Rank	State	Deaths Per 1,000 Births
1	Mississippi	10.5
2	Alabama	9.8
2	Louisiana	9.8
4	South Carolina	9.6
5	South Dakota	9.5
6	Georgia	9.4
6	Illinois	9.4
8	Tennessee	9.3
9	North Carolina	9.2
10	Maryland	8.9
11	Arkansas	8.8
12	Ohio	8.7
13	Indiana	8.4
14	Michigan	8.3
14	Oklahoma	8.3
16	Iowa	8.2
17	West Virginia	7.9
18	Pennsylvania	7.8
18	Virginia	7.8
20	Alaska	7.7
20	New York	7.7
20	Wyoming	7.7
23	Kentucky	7.6
24	Arizona	7.5
24	Florida	7.5
26	Delaware	7.5
27	Missouri	7.4
27	Nebraska	7.4
29	Wisconsin	7.3
30	Connecticut	7.2
30	North Dakota	7.2
30	Rhode Island	7.2
33	Kansas	7.0
33	Montana	7.0
35	Minnesota	6.7
36	New Jersey	6.6
37	Colorado	6.5
37	Maine	6.5
37	Texas	6.5
40	California	6.3
41	New Mexico	6.2
42	Idaho	6.1
43	Oregon	6.1
44	Vermont	6.0
45	Washington	5.9
46	Hawaii	5.8
47	Nevada	5.7
48	New Hampshire	5.5
49	Utah	5.4
50	Massachusetts	5.2

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