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> Yes, the birth rate is decreasing, but the survival rate of young children has also never been better. Not in the US. The infant mortality rate is increasing

> Yes, the birth rate is decreasing, but the survival rate of young children has also never been better. Not in the US. The infant mortality rate is increasing. https://apnews.com/article/infant-deaths-us-cdc-mortality-c808796da0415b6ecc0629938421e1b5 https://apnews.com/article/infant-deaths-us-cdc-mortality-c8...

advisedwang 3y ago
That report [1] shows an increase from 5.44 per 1000 to 5.60. But if you look at the longer timeline [2] you can see that its a general downward trend with the occasional slight uptick. The increase this year just looks like random fluctuation, not a reversal. [1] https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsrr/vsrr033.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsrr/vsrr033.pdf [2] https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr72/nvsr72-11.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr72/nvsr72-11.pdf