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The under-five mortality rate for the world is 39 deaths according to the World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO). 5.3 million children under age five died in 2018, 14,722 every day. [1] [2] [3] The infant mortality rate is the number of deaths of infants under one year old per 1,000 live births. This rate is often used as an ...
In Afghanistan, the mortality ratio for children <5 years of age is 90 deaths/1,000 live births, twice the global average; 20% of deaths are from pneumonia. [60] Although Afghanistan is considered 1 of the 5 countries with the highest level of childhood deaths from pneumonia, studies of the risk factors for death and etiology of pneumonia among ...
Infant mortality rates are higher in countries with higher economic inequality. Social class is a major factor in infant mortality, both historically and today. Between 1912 and 1915, the Children's Bureau in the United States examined data across eight cities and nearly 23,000 live births.
High infant mortality in the U.S. Each year, the U.S. records more than 5 infant deaths per 1,000 live births , far exceeding the rates in other high-income countries.
Chad infant mortality is about 96 per 1,000 live births compared to only 2.2 per 1,000 live births in Japan. [9] In 2010, there was a global estimate of 7.6 million child deaths especially in less developed countries and among those, 4.7 million died from infection and disorder. [ 11 ]
Overall infant mortality is down, decreasing more than 24-percent between 1999 and 2022. That’s the good news. But more recently, rates of sudden unexpected infant death rose significantly.
New data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that the infant mortality rate in the U.S. rose 3% from 2021 to 2022, marking the first year-to-year increase in 20 years.
The maternal mortality rate is currently 396 deaths/100,000 live births and its infant mortality rate is 66 [25] to 112.8 deaths in every 1,000 live births. [26] The Ministry of Public Health wants to further improve these higher rates by making them normal. The country has about 38,000 midwives but more are needed. [3]