infant mortality

Hamilton County's overall infant mortality rate increased from 5.5 in 2023 to 9.3 in 2025.

Data from the Butler County General Health District shows that while infant mortality rates have improved consistently since 2012, Black infants continue to die at a higher rate than white infants.

Cincinnati Children's study reveals that many newborns are protected from serious bacterial infections by antibodies passed from mother before birth.

The number of babies in Hamilton County who died before their first birthdays increased last year. Cradle Cincinnati reports 67 deaths in 2024, up from 55 in 2023.

Ohio's infant mortality rate has improved slightly in the past decade. But Black babies in the state are dying at a rate more than twice as high as white infants.

In another victory, the county's Black infant mortality rate also achieved single digits for the first time in 2023.

Mama Certified is a program that provides Black families with a meaningful way to assess and compare the maternal-related efforts of local birthing hospitals as well as encourage and support hospitals’ efforts to ensure Black parents-to-be and their babies receive respect and care.

Kentucky’s rate decreased by around 6% in the last year, yet it remained higher than the national average rate.

Cradle Cincinnati's newly released five-year strategic plan aims to reduce Black infant mortality in Hamilton County. It lays out three goals for supporting birthing people throughout their pregnancies and afterward.

In 2022, 89 babies died before their first birthday — that's 21 more than in 2021.