The Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) Is the Annual Number of ________

question 57

Multiple Choice

The infant mortality rate (IMR) is the annual number of ________.

• A) deaths of infants under 5 years of age, compared with total live births
• B) deaths of infants under 1 year of age, compared with total live births.
• C) serious illnesses of infants under 1 year of age, compared with total live births.
• D) serious illnesses of infants under 5 years of age, compared with total live births.
• E) children under the age of 5 who die from teenage births

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Definitions:

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