Michigan’s infant mortality rate reached the lowest point on record in 2023. The state reported 607 infant deaths within their first year of life, compared to 99,178 live births, for a rate of 6.1 ...

Twenty infants in Berrien County died before their first birthday in 2023. Michigan’s southeast-most county had a rate of 14.4 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, which was the highest rate among the ...

The findings showed the highest mortality occurred among infants who were Black, lived in Southern states or had fetal birth defects. By Pam Belluck Infant mortality increased along with births in ...