The French language is perhaps most widely spoken outside of Europe in several African nations. Colonial conquests by France and Belgium led to the use of French as an official language or second tongue across wide swaths of Africa. The reach of the French language extends throughout 31 African countries.
About 1,500 infants died of SIDS in 2014. SIDS is the leading cause of death for infants aged 1 to 12 months. Unknown Cause. The sudden death of an infant less than 1 year old that remains undetermined because one or more parts of the investigation was not completed. Safe to Sleep CDC is working with the National Institutes of Health in its Safe to Sleep campaign, formerly known as the Back to Sleep campaign.
Perinatal mortality refers to death around the time of. delivery and includes both fetal deaths (at least 20 weeks of. gestation) and early infant (neonatal) deaths. The U.S. fetal mortality rate declined from 25.0 fetal deaths at 20. weeks of gestation or more per 1,000 live births and fetal deaths in 1942.