An Unwelcome Harbinger ; Infant Mortality Is Bad Enough; Its Economic Toll Makes It Worse

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The news on infant mortality rates across the river could hardly be worse. Babies who die before their first birthday are on the rise in both Aiken County and the state of South Carolina.

Statistics from 2004, the most recent available for analysis, show that there are 9.3 deaths for every 1,000 live births, the state Department of Health and Environmental Control reports. In Aiken County, the death rate is even worse - 11.6 per 1,000 live births, up from 9.6 the previous year.

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An Unwelcome Harbinger ; Infant Mortality Is Bad Enough; Its Economic Toll Makes It Worse

These stats put the Palmetto State at or near the top in terms of U.S. infant mortality - worse than the national average and ...

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