Ten Leading Causes of Infant Mortality
United States, 1994

Cause Rate per 100,000 Live Births
Birth Defects 173.4
Preterm/Low Birth Weight 107.6
SIDS 103.0
RDS 39.6
Maternal Pregnancy Complications 32.8
Complications 24.0
Accidents 22.5
Infections 20.9
Pneumonia/Influenza 14.1
Hypoxia/Birth Asphyxia 13.6

Source: National Center for Health Statistics

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