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INFANT MORTALITY is measured by the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) as the number of babies who die before they reach the age of one year per 1,000 babies born alive that year.

REMEMBER, THIS IS A RATE, NOT A PERCENTAGE.


What can we do to reduce IMR?
First, we need to take a close look at the causes of infant death.