Infant mortality rate is the ratio of –
2021
Infant mortality rate is the ratio of –
- A.
Number of deaths to total population in a region in a year
- B.
Number of deaths below age one year to number of children born in the same year in the same region
- C.
Number of deaths below age one month to the number of births in the same year
- D.
Number of maternal deaths in a year to the number of women of age 15–50 years of the same area
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Correct answer: B
The infant mortality rate is defined as the number of deaths of infants under one year old per 1,000 live births in a given period.