Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Infant mortality rate

: total: 50.78 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 49.33 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 52.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Definition: This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.

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