SIDS Statistics
- SIDS is responsible for roughly 50 deaths per 100,000 births in the US.
- SIDS most commonly occurs between the ages of 1 and 4 months
- SIDS becomes the leading cause of death in otherwise healthy babies after one month of age.
- Sudden infant death rate is at an all time low. Since 1983, the rate of SIDS has fallen by over 50 percent.
- There are about 2,500 deaths per year in the United States, and thousands more throughout the world.
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