What Is the Infant Mortality Rate

question 44

Multiple Choice

What is the infant mortality rate?

• A) The number of deaths before age 3 for all lives births.
• B) The number of abortions, miscarriages, and newborn deaths during childbirth.
• C) The number of deaths of newborns during childbirth.
• D) The number of deaths in the first year of life for all live births.

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Definitions:

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