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HYATTSVILLE, Md., Oct. 15 (UPI) — The U.S. infant mortality rate continued to worsen, dropping to 29th in the world in 2004, from 27th in 2000 and 12th in 1960, national health officials say.

A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics says the U.S. infant mortality rate — an indicator of the health of the country — was 6.78 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2004, the latest year data are available for all countries.