Infant mortality rate (IMR) is the number of deaths per 1,000 live births of children under one year of age. The rate for a given region is the number of children dying under one year of age, divided by the number of live … See more

To reduce infant mortality rates across the world, health practitioners, governments, and non-governmental organizations have worked to create institutions, programs, and policies to generate better health outcomes. Current efforts focus on the development of … See more

Global IMR, as well as the IMR for both less developed countries (LDCs) and more developed countries (MDCs), declined significantly … See more

• Baby boom
• List of countries by infant mortality rate
• List of countries by maternal mortality ratio
• Maternal mortality
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Causes of infant mortality, or direct causes of death, differ from contributions to the IMR, as contributing factors raise the risk of death, but do not … See more

The infant mortality rate correlates very strongly with the likelihood of state failure, and is among the best predictors thereof. IMR is therefore also a useful indicator of a country's level of health (development), and is a component of the physical quality of life index See more

It was in the early 1900s when countries around the world started to notice that there was a need for better child health care services; first in Europe, and then with the United … See more