Among those aged 1 to 19, the net difference in mortality rates per 100,000 grew from 4 to just under 6 for firearm deaths.

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The U.S. infant mortality rate was around 5.61 deaths per 1,000 live births, while New Hampshire's rate was just under 3. Mississippi had the highest rate, with nearly nine infant deaths.

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According to the latest data from 2023, the state's infant mortality rate is 6.1 per 1,000 births. That is lower than the previous record of 6.2 set in 2021.

MDHHS said that Black infant mortality rates saw a large decrease year-over-year, dropping from 14.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2022 to 11.9 deaths per 1,000 births in 2023.

"Our Under 5 Mortality Rate (U5MR) was as high as 88 per 1000 live births in 2008. This has also come down from 40 (SRS 2020) to 37 (SRS 2021) and further down to 35 (SRS 2022), almost reducing to ...