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>Joanne, The Journal Of Pediatrics, May 1991 has a USA mathematical model
>for 1989 deaths. That put the infant mortality rate from formula at 4 per
>1000. I don't know if that is recent enough for you. The last time I saw
>USA birth numbers, I multiplied it out to 10,000 babies dying every year.
>Pam Easterday
Note that this is 4 deaths from formula for every 1,000 babies born. Not 4
deaths from formula for every 1,000 deaths.
You can search the archives for other estimates. Search on Newton in the
past year.
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