STATISTICS

Number of live births in USA per year: 3,667,758

Number of SIDS deaths each year in the USA (per CDC): 3,400

Incidence of SIDS deaths each year in the USA per 1,000 live births: approximately 1/1078

Estimated SIDS deaths in the USA TODAY: 9

Estimated SIDS deaths in the USA THIS WEEK: 65 

Estimated SIDS  deaths in the USA THIS MONTH: 283

Estimated SIDS deaths in the USA THIS YEAR: 3,400