Mississippi declares public health emergency over rising infant deaths
Mississippi declares public health emergency over rising infant deaths
Mississippi’s infant mortality rate nearly double the most recent national average of 5.6 deaths per 1,000, according to the state Department of Health.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article is mostly accurate, reporting on Mississippi's public health emergency declaration due to rising infant mortality rates. The infant mortality rate claim is supported by multiple sources. The article presents information with minimal bias, acting as a straightforward news report.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: Mississippi declares public health emergency over rising infant deaths.
- Verification Source #1: Confirms Mississippi declared a public health emergency over infant mortality rates.
- Verification Source #2: Confirms Mississippi declared a public health emergency over rising infant mortality.
- Verification Source #3: Confirms Mississippi declared a public health emergency on infant mortality.
- Verification Source #4: Confirms Mississippi declared a public health emergency over rising infant mortality rate.
- Verification Source #5: Confirms Mississippi declared a public health emergency over rising infant mortality.
- Assessment: Supported
- Claim: Mississippi's infant mortality rate nearly double the most recent national average of 5.6 deaths per 1,000, according to the state Department of Health.
- Verification Source #1: According to 2024 MSDH data, the infant mortality rate in Mississippi is 9.7 deaths per 1,000 live births.
- Verification Source #2: There were 9.7 deaths for every 1,000 births in Mississippi in 2024.
- Verification Source #3: Mississippi's 2024 data shows the overall infant mortality rate has increased to 9.7 deaths per 1,000 live births.
- Assessment: Mostly supported. The 9.7 deaths per 1,000 live births is supported by multiple sources. The claim that this is 'nearly double the most recent national average of 5.6 deaths per 1,000' is implied but not directly verified by the provided sources. However, 9.7 is close to double 5.6.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Source 3: Mississippi's 2024 data shows the overall infant mortality rate has increased to 9.7 deaths per 1,000 live births, which is the highest in ...
- Source 1: According to 2024 MSDH data, the infant mortality rate in Mississippi is 9.7 deaths per 1,000 live births, the highest in over a decade.