Infant Mortality Rate-Memphis

Every year in the United States, more than half a million babies are born too soon, 11,512 of them right here in Tennessee.

With your help, we work to improve the health of babies and support families if something does go wrong. 


Memphis is plagued with the highest infant mortality rate in the NATION. More babies here do not survive their first year of life than other babies in THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES such as Cuba and Slovenia.

Visit www.marchofdimes.com/tennessee for information about our Chapter and to donate.