Question

What is infant mortality rate ?​

Answer 1

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Infant mortality is the death of an infant before his or her first birthday. The infant mortality rate is the number of infant deaths for every 1,000 live births.

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Answer 2

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Ratio of infant death registered in a given year to the total number of live birth registered in the same year is called infant mortality rate.

More To Know :

• It is usually expressed as a rate per 1000 live births.
• The infant mortality rate is the summary of the neonatal and postnatal mortality rates.
• It measures health status and level of living of community.

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Neonatal Mortality Rate : Number of deaths in newborn under one month of age per thousand live birth per year.

Under 5 Mortality Rate : Number of deaths in infants under 5 years of age per thousand live birth per year.

Perinatal Mortality Rate : Number of total death after 28 weeks of gestation up to first week of life per thousand total births per year.