Thursday, September 15, 2022

OSDH celebrates 20% drop in infant mortality rate


Oklahoma’s Infant Mortality Rate Drops Nearly 20 Percent Since Statewide Program Launch

OKLAHOMA CITY – September is Infant Mortality Awareness Month. Since the launch of a statewide program in 2007, Oklahoma’s infant mortality rate (IMR) has decreased by nearly 20 percent according to statistics from the Oklahoma State Department of Health.

The IMR was 8.2 per 1,000 live births in 2005-2007, but dropped to 6.6 in 2019-2021.

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by Jamison Faught - September 15, 2022 at 11:17AM
 

OSDH celebrates 20% drop in infant mortality rate

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