Infant Moality Rate for Japan is: March 2007
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. B: 3 Infant moality is defined as the number of deaths of infants (one year of age or younger) per 1000 live bihs during the year. Related statistical categories: Perinatal moality only includes deaths between the foetal bility (22 weeks gestation) and the end of the 7th day after delivery. Neonatal moality only includes deaths in the first 28 days of life. Post-neonatal death only includes deaths after 28 days of life but before one year. Child moality includes deaths within the first five years after bih. IMR for Japan is 3 IMR for India is 54