A stick of sugar-free gum has a little over 5 calories, just under 2 grams of carbohydrates, and 0 grams of sugar. There are only negligible amounts of vitamins and minerals in either of these.

In the United States, the infant mortality rate — defined by the number of babies who don’t survive to their first birthday — is around half a percent, amounting to 5.6 babies in every thousand.