The statistic I know are that 2 babies per thousand die who are 
breastfed, but that 4 babies per thousand die if they are formula fed.  
It's based on an analysis
by Dr Linda Palmer:

http://www.naturalfamilyonline.com/articles/312-formula-report-2.htm

Morgan Gallagher

Mark Anderson wrote:
> Wise ones,
>
> I have heard the statistic that for every 1000 babies born in the US, 
> four babies die a year because they were not breastfed.
>
> Is this accurate data? IF so...do we know WHY these babies died? Can 
> anyone point me in the right direction for obtaining evidence to 
> support this?

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