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 state has had the worst infant mortality rate in the US for seven years, and officials are not certain what has caused ...

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

Health officials in Mississippi have declared a public emergency over the state’s rising infant mortality rate, which is the ...

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

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 ...

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

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

What to know as Mississippi declares public health emergency over spike in infant deaths - There were 9.7 infant deaths for ...

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

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

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