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Infant Mortality Rate is the death rate during the 1st year of life. Child Mortality Rate refers to the death of infants and children under the age of five.
Child mortality is the rate of child deaths during a period of time. Some periods in history had high child mortality rates, such as the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
infant mortality
A drop in infant and child mortality rates. An increase in the coast to raise a child. APEX (:
Jeremiah M. Sullivan has written: 'Infant and child mortality'
8.5 per 1000 living births. Male child 9.6, female child- 7.4. This figure lists Bulgaria in 149th position in the World. This is latest data (year 2016) available
J.P.H Rossouw has written: 'Infant mortality and child health in South Africa'
Jorge L. Somoza has written: 'Illustrative analysis, infant and child mortality in Colombia' -- subject(s): Children, Infants, Mortality
infant mortality rate is not related to one child policy because the policy does not allow to kill the new born baby. You should ask about the abortion rate. Also, the policy can't be used if the embryo becomes to a human in mother's uterus.
The child mortality rate in the UK is relatively low compared to other countries. In 2019, the infant mortality rate in the UK was about 3.8 deaths per 1,000 live births. This indicates that the UK has made significant progress in reducing child mortality over the years.
The last drop in human population rates could be due to factors such as declining birth rates, increased use of contraception, better access to family planning services, and changes in societal norms favoring smaller families. Economic factors, education levels, and urbanization may also play a role in reducing population growth.
All most all developing countries have malnutrition and under nutrition of mother and child. Due to poor hygiene they suffer repeated attacks of diarrhea, pneumonia and measles and other infectious diseases. So they have high infant mortality rate.