---
language:
- en
pretty_name: 'NCHS - Infant and neonatal mortality rates: United States, 1915-2013'
tags:
- hhs
- cdc
- infant
- mortality
- nchs
- neonatal
---

# NCHS - Infant and neonatal mortality rates: United States, 1915-2013

## Description

Rates are infants (under 1 year) and neonatal (under 28 days) deaths per 1,000 live births.

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data-visualization/mortality-trends/

## Dataset Details

- **Publisher**: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- **Temporal Coverage**: 1915/2013
- **Geographic Coverage**: United States
- **Last Modified**: 2025-04-21
- **Contact**: National Center for Health Statistics (cdcinfo@cdc.gov)

## Source

Original data can be found at: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data-visualization/mortality-trends/

## Usage

You can load this dataset using:

```python
from datasets import load_dataset
 dataset = load_dataset('HHS-Official/nchs-infant-and-neonatal-mortality-rates-united-st')
```
## License

This dataset is licensed under https://www.usa.gov/government-works