Which Statement About Infant Mortality Rates Is FALSE

question 202

Multiple Choice

Which statement about infant mortality rates is FALSE?

• A) The current rate is less than 1% in Western, industrialized nations.
• B) Medicalization of birth has significantly increased the infant mortality rate.
• C) The rate is twice as high for black infants than for white infants.
• D) In some areas of sub-Saharan Africa, the infant mortality rate is about 15%.

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