2002年,美国的婴儿死亡率出现40多年来的历史上第一次增长;但联邦政府的分析学家们并不认为这将是一个令人担忧的趋势的开始。根据美国国家卫生统计中心(NCHS)近日对外发布的最新数据资料显示:2001年的美国婴儿死亡率为6.8/1000个活产儿;而2002年则上升至7.0/1000个活产儿。该增长被业内人士认为是非常“显著”的。这份题为“2002年死亡率初步数据”的报告令人震惊;但自1958年以来,美国的婴儿死亡率 Infant mortality in the United States showed the first rise in history in more than 40 years in 2002; but analysts at the federal government do not see it as the beginning of a worrying trend. According to the latest data released by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) recently, the U.S. infant mortality rate was 6.8 / 1000 live births in 2001 and 7.0 / 1,000 live births in 2002. This growth is considered “significant” by industry insiders. The report, entitled “Preliminary data on mortality in 2002”, is alarming; however, since 1958, infant mortality in the United States