Mississippi has declared a public health emergency after reporting its highest infant death rate in more than a decade.

Mississippi health officials have declared a public health emergency after new data revealed a spike in infant deaths, ...

Mississippi health officials declared a public emergency last week in response to the state’s growing infant mortality rate.

Mississippi's infant mortality rate nearly double the most recent national average of 5.6 deaths per 1,000, according to the ...

More than 3,500 babies in the state have died before the age of 1 since 2014, according to Mississippi state health officials ...

Mississippi health officials have declared a public health emergency in response to a sharp rise in infant mortality, now at ...

The infant death rate in Mississippi rose to 9.7 deaths per 1,000 live births, more than 60% higher than the national average ...

Health officials in Mississippi have declared a public emergency over the state’s rising infant mortality rate, which is the highest it’s been in a decade. Data from 2024 show that for every 1,000 ...

Mississippi health officials have declared a state of emergency over the rate of infant mortality in the state ...

Mississippi’s infant mortality rate climbed to 9.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024 — the highest in over ten years. A ...

The Mississippi State Department of Health declared a public health emergency on Thursday, Aug. 21, in response to rising ...

The infant mortality rate in Mississippi has reached its highest level in more than a decade, prompting state health officials to declare a public health emergency. The move will enable state health ...