---
language:
- en
pretty_name: NCHS - VSRR Quarterly provisional estimates for infant mortality
tags:
- hhs
- cdc
- deaths
- mortality
- nchs
- nvss
- provisional
- quarterly
- vsrr
---

# NCHS - VSRR Quarterly provisional estimates for infant mortality

## Description

Provisional estimates of infant mortality (deaths of infants under 1 year per 1,000 live births), neonatal mortality (deaths of infants aged 0-27 days per 1,000 live births), postneonatal mortality (deaths of infants aged 28 days through 11 months per 1,000 live births), and death rates for the five leading causes of infant death.

## Dataset Details

- **Publisher**: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- **Temporal Coverage**: 2022-01-01/2024-09-30
- **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/nvss/vsrr/infant-mortality.htm

## Usage

You can load this dataset using:

```python
from datasets import load_dataset
 dataset = load_dataset('HHS-Official/nchs-vsrr-quarterly-provisional-estimates-for-infa')
```
## License

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