infant mortality

Noun

Meaning

the death rate during the first year of life

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

infant mortality rate sudden death cot death crib death infant deathrate neonatal mortality infant death neonatal death brief life child death child mortality newborn death death before an expected age premature mortality sudden demise
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Antonyms

suicide homicide self-annihilation self-murder self-violence old-age mortality
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Hypernyms

mortality mortality rate death rate fatality rate deathrate

Related terms

infant mortality rate

Examples

Infant mortality rates have also dropped from 10.4 deaths to 8.3 per 1,000 children under one year of age. Source: Internet

Infant mortality, for example, is 64 deaths per 1,000 live births in rural areas compared to only 22 in urban areas. Source: Internet

Infant mortality, for example, is twice as high among children whose mothers have no schooling compared to those with secondary or higher education (72 versus 31). Source: Internet

Infant mortality ranges from only 13 deaths per 1,000 live births in Phnom Penh to 78 deaths per 1,000 live births in Kampong Chhnang and Svay Rieng. Source: Internet

Infant mortality rate at present is 0.4% while life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years for men and 76.3 years for women. Source: Internet

Infant mortality rate in 2009 was 6 deaths per 1000 births, and life expectancy at birth in 2009 was 75 years. citation Malaysia has the highest levels of obesity among ASEAN countries. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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