For comparison, in 1935, the infant mortality rate was 55.7 per 1000 live births (compared to 6 per thousand today). Averaging a decline of 3.1% per year. http

For comparison, in 1935, the infant mortality rate was 55.7 per 1000 live births (compared to 6 per thousand today). Averaging a decline of 3.1% per year. http://www.hrsa.gov/healthit/images/mchb_infantmortality_pub.pdf http://www.hrsa.gov/healthit/images/mchb_infantmortality_pub... And it dropped 12% from 2005 to 2011: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db120.pdf http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db120.pdf