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Indicator 2: Improve life expectancy

Measure b: Infant Mortality Rate

Description:

Infant Mortality Rate

This indicator is calculated as the number of deaths of children younger than 1 year old calculated per 1,000 live births in the same calendar year.

Infant Mortality Rate Per 1000 Live Births
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
6.8
6.3
6.2
5.8
6.0
5.6
5.7
5.0
5.2
5.8
5.7
5.6
5.5
5.1
4.7

Source:

Department of Health