Infant Mortality Rate (Imr)

The Infant Mortality Rate (Imr) is the number of deaths among infants under one year of age per 1,000 living children born during a given year.

This coefficient includes:

1. Neonatal death rate is the number of deaths among newborns during the first month of life.

2. Mortality among newborns after the first month of life (postneonatal death rate) is the number of deaths among children aged one month to one year.

The neonatal mortality rate also includes:

1. Early infant mortality - during the first week of life.

2. Later (late) infant mortality - at 2, 3 and 4 weeks of life.

In developed countries, newborn mortality accounts for approximately 2/3 of the total number of child deaths. Most deaths occur during the first week of a child's life.

The infant mortality rate is generally considered more a measure of social well-being than a measure of the quality of antenatal care and obstetric skill. The latter is better reflected using the perinatal mortality rate - the sum of stillbirths and children who died during the first week of life per 1000 births.

The Infant Mortality Rate (IM) is an important indicator of early childhood health. It reflects the number of deaths among babies under one year of age per 1,000 newborns born in a year.

The infant mortality rate includes two components: newborn mortality and infant mortality after the first month. Early childhood mortality refers to deaths occurring during the first seven days of a child's life, while late childhood mortality refers to deaths occurring after the 28th day of life.

In developed countries, infant mortality rates are often higher than in developing countries. This is due to higher levels of poverty, poor access to health services and other factors affecting children's health.

Neonatal mortality is the most common cause of child mortality. However, infant mortality after the first month can also be high. This may be due to various diseases such as infections, congenital malformations, injuries and others.

To reduce the mortality rate among infants, it is necessary to improve access to medical services, carry out preventive measures to prevent diseases and improve the standard of living of the population as a whole. It is also important to conduct research and analyze the causes of mortality among newborns and infants in order to improve the quality of health care and reduce the rate of child mortality in the future.

The Infant Mortality Rate (IMN) is one of the most important indicators of child health in developing countries. This rate reflects the number of infant deaths that occur during the year and is expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births.

This indicator includes two components: mortality among newborns and mortality after the first month. Neonatal mortality includes early childhood mortality and late childhood mortality. Early infant mortality occurs during the first weeks of life, and late infant mortality occurs during the second, third, and fourth months of life.

Infant mortality rate is considered a more sensitive indicator of social well-being than the quality of antenatal care because it reflects both social and medical factors affecting children's health.