MORTALITY RATE, INFANT


Meaning of MORTALITY RATE, INFANT in English

The number of children dying under a year of age divided by the number of live births that year. The infant mortality rate in the United States, which was 12.5 per 1,000 live births in 1980, fell to 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 1990.

English dictionary of medicine.      Английский словарь медицины.