SIDS Rate and Sleep PositionU.S. Infants 1985 - 2008
7478
8185 85 87 89 87 87 88 86 8787
70
54
28
39
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
1.6
'85 '87 '89 '91 '93 '95 '97 '99 '01 '03 '05 '07
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100SIDS% Non-Prone
Sleep Position Source: NICHD NISP Household SurveySIDS Rate Source: National Center for Health Statistics, CDCUpdated 05/08/2011
deaths / 1000 live births
• Back to Sleep Campaign 1994
• AAP SIDS Statement 1992AAP SIDS Statement 1992
% non-prone