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Infant deaths

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Infant deaths  (INFANT deaths)


The infant mortality rate1 is generally computed as the ratio of infant deaths2 (i. e., the deaths of children under one year of age) registered in a given year to the total number of live births registered in the same year. This rate is only an approximate measure of the true risk of death between birth and first birthday. If infant deaths are classified by year of birth and by year of death it is possible to obtain a better approximation to that risk. In the absence of such information separation factors3 may be estimated, which divide infant deaths into those occurring to infants born in the current calendar year and to infants born in the previous calendar year. Stillbirth rates4 and foetal death rates5 are computed in the same way as infant mortality rates, except that all births are used in the denominator and not live births only.

  • 5. A foetal death ratio is sometimes computed, showing the ratio of the number of foetal deaths to the number of live births.


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