A) The ratio of number of children who die before their fifth birthday out of every 1000 live births
B) The ratio of number of children who die before their first birthday out of every 100 live births
C) The ratio of number of children who die before their fifth birthday out of every 100 live births
D) The ratio of number of children who die before their first birthday out of every 1000 live births
Correct Answer: D
Solution :
[d] Infant mortality is the death of a child less than one year of age. Childhood mortality is the death of a child before the child's fifth birthday. National statistics tend to group these two mortality rates together. Globally, ten million infants and children die each year before their fifth birthday; 99% of these deaths occur in developing nations. Infant mortality takes away society's potential physical, social, and human capital.
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