YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — Infant Mortality has been a health issue in Mahoning County for the better part of a decade, which is why on Friday a day-long summit will be held to look for solutions. In ...

Cuyahoga County's 2015 infant mortality rate of 10.5 deaths per 1,000 live births was almost double the national rate. Causes and solutions to the local high rate of infant mortality are multifaceted ...

After a decade of concerted effort by the Cradle Cincinnati nonprofit and local health care professionals, Hamilton County’s alarmingly high infant mortality rate has finally improved. The credit goes ...

A new report by the Gates Foundation and researchers at the University of Washington predicts that 200,000 more children will die of preventable causes this year than last year. That’s the first time ...

An estimated 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024 globally, including 2.3 million newborns, ...

The child mortality rate has increased since 2019, with firearm deaths and substance use playing major roles. Among those aged 1 to 19, the net difference in mortality rates per 100,000 grew from 4 to ...

The United States infant mortality rate rose by 3% in 2022, the first increase in 20 years, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The data, released Thursday, ...