Denominator for calculating infant moality rate is: September 2005
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. C: 1000 live bihs IMR = Number of deaths of children less than 1 year of age in a year X 1000/number of live bihs in the same year IMR is universally regarded a s not only as a most impoant indicator of the health status of a community but also the level of living of people in general, and effectiveness of MCH services in paicular. It is expressed as a rate per 1000 live bihs.