Question

    Infant mortality rate is the ratio of -

    A Number of deaths to total population in a region in a year Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Number of deaths below age one year to number of children born in the same year in the same region Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Number of deaths below age one month to the number of births in the same year Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Number of maternal deaths in a year to the number of women of age 15-50 years of same area Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    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 births during the year, multiplied by 1,000.

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