Safety#82 of 102 · Added July 22, 2026
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Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
Data: CDC / NCHS, n.d. ↗nhmaps.com/68
2.97 infant deaths per thousand births, the lowest in the country and on par with Belgium. Mississippi's 9.65 is closer to Costa Rica.
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Source & data: CDC / NCHS, n.d. ↗Found via @GregMooreNH ↗
View the data (50 states)
| # | State | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Hampshire | 3.0 |
| 2 | New Jersey | 3.4 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 3.5 |
| 4 | New York | 4.0 |
| 5 | California | 4.2 |
| 6 | Rhode Island | 4.2 |
| 7 | Hawaii | 4.4 |
| 8 | Maine | 4.5 |
| 9 | Iowa | 4.5 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 4.5 |
| 11 | Colorado | 4.5 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 4.6 |
| 12 | Wyoming | 4.6 |
| 14 | Idaho | 4.7 |
| 15 | Washington | 4.8 |
| 16 | Oregon | 4.9 |
| 17 | New Mexico | 5.2 |
| 17 | Utah | 5.2 |
| 19 | Nevada | 5.3 |
| 20 | Arizona | 5.4 |
| 21 | Maryland | 5.5 |
| 22 | Vermont | 5.6 |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | 5.7 |
| 24 | Texas | 5.7 |
| 25 | Illinois | 5.7 |
| 26 | Florida | 5.7 |
| 27 | Kansas | 5.9 |
| 28 | Kentucky | 5.9 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | 5.9 |
| 30 | North Dakota | 5.9 |
| 31 | Virginia | 6.0 |
| 32 | Montana | 6.2 |
| 33 | North Carolina | 6.2 |
| 34 | Indiana | 6.3 |
| 34 | Michigan | 6.3 |
| 36 | Georgia | 6.4 |
| 37 | Tennessee | 6.4 |
| 38 | Missouri | 6.4 |
| 39 | Nebraska | 6.5 |
| 40 | West Virginia | 6.6 |
| 41 | Ohio | 6.7 |
| 42 | Alaska | 6.8 |
| 43 | Alabama | 7.1 |
| 44 | South Dakota | 7.3 |
| 45 | Oklahoma | 7.4 |
| 46 | South Carolina | 7.5 |
| 47 | Louisiana | 7.6 |
| 48 | Delaware | 7.8 |
| 49 | Arkansas | 8.3 |
| 50 | Mississippi | 9.7 |