This metric reflects the rate of deaths in a state, age-adjusted and scaled per 100,000 population using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The mortality rate metric is one ...

The infant mortality rate is calculated by dividing the number of infants who die within one year of birth by the number of infants who are born. The infant mortality rate is usually expressed as ...

See the Best States methodology for a detailed look at the data behind the analysis. 50 States #1 in Low Infant Mortality Rate ...