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, 2014
See also: Infant mortality rate mapRelated News
Infant Mortality Rate in Cuba: Sancti Spiritus Registers 4.2 in 2015
Escambray - 1/4/2016 5:26:09 PM
Cuba ended 2014 maintaining the rate established during the last months of 2013, – 4.2 per 1,000 live births – the lowest achieved to date, and among the best in the world ... implementation of the country’s infant-maternal program and community ...
US Infant Mortality Rate Higher Than Other Wealthy Countries
The Huffington Post - 6/25/2012 12:06:49 PM
... and compare only the infant mortality rate of Caucasian Americans, our ranking versus the competitor countries is unaffected. Infant mortality is just one of many metrics where the US used to be a world leader and has slipped in the last few decades.
For 8th Year in a Row, Cuba's Infant Mortality Below 5 per 1000
teleSUR - 1/3/2016 3:29:49 AM
For the eighth consecutive year Cuba’s infant mortality rate (IMR) remained below 5 per 1000 live births, placing the Caribbean island among the top 20 nations in the world and the leading country in the Americas, in terms of the number child deaths ...
Infant Mortality on the Rise in Belize … Top Ten Diseases Listed …. 1 of 10 Persons Overweight
Love FM News Music & Power - 1/4/2016 11:59:51 PM
What was alarming in the figures was the eighty percent increase in infant mortality which ... Belizeans although we do have some common ground with other countries around the world. Dr Javier Zuniga,Primary Health Care Coordinator for the Central Region ...
U.S. Infant Mortality Rate Worse Than in 40 Other Countries
International Business Times - 8/31/2011 1:36:34 PM
Babies born in the United States have a higher chance of dying in their first month than babies in much of the developed world ... infant mortality rates by 26 percent, or less than the average drop, the United States now lags behind 40 other countries ...
The 5 Best Countries to Live In
24/7 Wall ST - 1/1/2016 9:30:06 AM
The top rated country, Norway, has the world’s sixth highest gross national income ... Dutch citizens have remarkably good health outcomes. The Netherlands’ infant mortality rate of 3.3 deaths per 1,000 newborns is almost half of the infant mortality ...
Public health top priority of Centre: J P Nadda
The Indian Express - 1/8/2016 12:10:36 AM
He was replying to a suggestion made by the representative of the World Health ... by stating that the Infant Mortality Rate has come down, so as cases of Tuberculosis, HIV and Malaria. He also noted eradication of polio in the country.
Nigerian Woman Develops App To Reduce Mortality Rate In Africa
Leadership - 1/3/2016 5:52:59 AM
Miss Kesandu Nwokolo, a young Nigerian, has developed a mobile phone application to help reduce infant and maternal ... that it makes the country the second largest contributor to the under-five and maternal mortality rate in the world.
Breast milk banks tackle high infant mortality in S. Africa
The Rakyat Post - 1/3/2016 11:50:53 AM
“South Africa has a much higher nutrition problem than countries at comparable income levels.” South Africa’s infant mortality rate was 32.8 deaths per 1,000 births in 2013 – far higher than countries such as Egypt, Algeria or Indonesia. Low ...
New Technology: Nigerian woman develops app to reduce mortality rate in Africa
pulse.ng - 1/5/2016 9:25:21 AM
Miss Kesandu Nwokolo, a young Nigerian, has developed a mobile phone application to help reduce infant and maternal ... that it makes the country the second largest contributor to the under-five and maternal mortality rate in the world.
US surpasses other industrialized countries in infant death rate
World Socialist Web Site - 5/9/2013 3:36:40 PM
That such investments have not been made is an exposure of the indifference of governments and global organizations such as the United Nations and World Bank to the suffering of billions around the world. The high US infant death rate compared to other ...
We're Number --? How the U. S. Measures Up Against Other World Democracies
Daily Kos - 1/13/2016 9:44:30 AM
Online. “Country Comparison: Life Expectancy at Birth.” The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Online. “Country Comparison: Infant Mortality Rate.” The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Online. “Democracy ...
India’s population concerns
The Tribune India - 1/7/2016 7:09:58 PM
Despite a decline in the dependency ratio, the country has to run faster and faster ... with a score of 29. The World Bank data suggest that for 2015, China's infant mortality rate was 9 per 1000 live births, while India's was 38. According to the same ...
Expert says infant mortality rate near University Circle exceeds that of some Third World countries: PolitiFact Ohio
Cleveland Plain Dealer - 4/12/2013 9:56:27 AM
Public health experts consider the infant mortality rate an important indicator of a community's well-being. It is one of the factors that helped land Cuyahoga County in the bottom third of Ohio counties in overall health in a national study released last ...
