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

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

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 after new data revealed a spike in infant deaths, ...

The Mississippi health department declared a public health emergency Thursday over rising infant mortality rates in the state ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

Mississippi declares a public health emergency as 2024 infant deaths reach highest rate in over a decade, far above the U.S.