Purpose
Sudden unexpected infant deaths (SUID) include sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), unknown cause, and accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed (ASSB). Understand the breakdown of SUID by cause of death for the year 2022.
SUID by cause of death, 2022
SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Mortality Files. Rates calculated via . Codes for cause of death were defined according to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). We defined cause of death by using the following underlying cause of death ICD-10 codes: ASSB (W75), SIDS (R95), Unknown cause (R99).
The chart above shows the breakdown of sudden unexpected infant deaths (SUID) by cause of death. In 2022, 41% were SIDS, 31% were unknown cause, and 28% were ASSB.