infant and child mortality rate

Question 1

infant mortality rate

Answer 1

-less than 12 months
-deaths per 1000 live births

Question 2

child mortality rate

Answer 2

-between 1-5 years
-deaths per 1000 children

Question 3

facts

Answer 3

-more specific than CDR
-both contribute to CDR

Question 4

causes of infant mortality increase

Answer 4

-disease and malnutrition

Question 5

causes of declining IMR

Answer 5

-millennium development goal 4 = reduce mortality rates by two thirds by 2015 (mostly achieved)

-development goal governments across the globe made child health a major priority

-safe water supplies, adequate sanitation, effective housing, quality food + access to healthcare