What are the chances an infant will survive its first year?

What are the chances an infant will survive its first year?

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100 years ago so many children died in their first year that parents chose many times not to even name their infant until after a year. One out of four children back then never made it to kindergarten, while today nearly 99% of children survive the first year, to live at least that long.