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.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2012
See also: Infant mortality rate mapRelated News
US surpasses other industrialized countries in infant death rate
World Socialist Web Site - 5/9/2013 3:36:40 PM
While only one percent of the world’s newborn deaths occur in industrialized countries, the report states ... and Ukraine—fare worse on maternal death rates. “A woman in the US is more than 10 times as likely as a woman in Estonia, Greece or ...
Infant mortality rate India's enduring shame
Deccan Herald - 5/18/2013 11:54:14 PM
The economic boom being experienced by India masks a shameful failure to control a shocking rate ... infant deaths among the country’s poorest. Over 400,000 newborns die within the first 24 hours of their birth every year, the highest anywhere in the ...
REPORT: The U.S Has The Highest First-Day Infant Death Rate In The Industrialized World
Think Progress - 5/7/2013 5:26:25 PM
Each year, about one million infants around the world die on the same day they’re born. That figure includes about 11,300 U.S. babies — the highest first-day infant mortality rate of any other country in the industrialized world, according to a new ...
Canada has second-highest rate of first-day infant deaths in industrialized world: report
The Windsor Star - 5/8/2013 1:26:01 AM
A report from international aid organization Save the Children assessed infant mortality data from 176 countries worldwide ... Canada had the second-highest rate of first-day infant mortality in the industrialized world, with roughly 900 babies _ or ...
Maternal and Infant Mortality Rates Reduced by Peer Support
Medscape News - 5/20/2013 11:23:13 PM
Two studies on the effect of peer support on maternal and infant mortality have broken new ground by using randomized controlled trials, according to an accompanying comment, which appear in the May 18 issue of the Lancet. Those who endorse the "somewhat ...
Mortality rates down at KU trauma, burn centers
LJWORLD - 5/20/2013 4:39:22 AM
Westwood — Mortality rates at the Kansas University Hospital trauma and burn units are among the lowest in the country, according to figures released ... of patients who arrived with a great risk of death are surviving. The KU Trauma Center, meanwhile ...
Population Council to measure Jordan's infant mortality rate
MENAFN - 5/20/2013 11:59:01 PM
(MENAFN - Jordan Times) The Higher Population Council (HPC) will embark on a survey next month to determine the rate of infant ... child mortality is one of the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDG) to be met by all the world's countries by 2015.
Higher child marriage rates associated with higher maternal and infant mortality
Medical Xpress - 5/13/2013 8:54:02 PM
Countries with higher rates of child bride marriages have higher rates of maternal and infant mortality ... reduction in a country's maternal mortality rate. "Our analyses accounted for development indicators and world region, and still documented that ...
One answer to reduce infant mortality
The Post and Courier - 5/23/2013 4:07:11 AM
When Charlie Condon was Ninth Circuit solicitor (1981-1992), he encouraged doctors to perform blood tests on pregnant patients to determine if they were using illegal drugs and then report them to police. The courts eventually ruled that such ...
Panel: Infant death rate in Wyandotte County worst in country
KCTV5 News - 5/8/2013 10:22:53 AM
The infant death rate in Kansas for African-American babies is the worst in the nation. Researchers are still trying to determine the cause. On average each year, about 30 babies die before they reach their first birthday. A new program called MOM ...
Higher child marriage rates linked to higher maternal and infant mortality
Webindia 123 - 5/13/2013 6:30:53 PM
"Our analyses accounted for development indicators and world region, and still documented that nations with higher rates of girl child marriage are significantly more likely to contend with higher rates of maternal and infant mortality and non-utilization ...
Higher child marriage rates linked to high infant mortality
Times of India - 5/14/2013 2:11:59 PM
Young age at childbirth increases risk for both maternal and infant mortality." Raj and Boehmer said certain social contexts increase the likelihood of child marriage, among them rural and impoverished areas with low access to health care and ...
Infant death rate falls in Volusia
Daytona Beach News-Journal - 5/18/2013 1:14:09 AM
But despite the improvements, the state infant death rate still falls behind other industrialized countries. Japan, for instance, has and infant death rate of 2.17 per 1,000 live births. The overall infant death rate in Flagler County for 2012 remained ...
Child marriage increases risk for maternal and infant mortality, study reveals
News-Medical - 5/14/2013 4:53:39 AM
Countries in which girls are commonly married before the age of 18 have significantly higher rates of maternal and infant mortality ... a country's maternal mortality rate. "Our analyses accounted for development indicators and world region, and still ...
Awareness, assistance help reduce Pasco infant mortality rate
St. Petersburg Times - 5/17/2013 11:48:15 PM
Instead of typical doctor's office decorations — pastel flower paintings or anatomy charts — a graphic poster lettered "The Harmful Effects of Drugs and Alcohol on the Fetus ... she had an English muffin, juice and water for breakfast.
