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... > social science subjects > sociology > gender and sexuality > gender and society > gender and health > infant mortality rates
... > social science subjects > sociology > gender and sexuality > gender and society > gender and human rights > infant mortality rates
... > social science subjects > library and information science > information science > types of information > types of data > statistical data > population statistics > infant mortality rates
contexts > demography > demographic analysis > population statistics > infant mortality rates
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic measurements > demography > demographic analysis > population statistics > infant mortality rates
... > contexts > population characteristics > demography > demographic analysis > population statistics > infant mortality rates
... > social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > environmental sociology > society > infant mortality rates

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infant mortality rates  

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  • Infants are particularly vulnerable to death in the first year of life. The infant mortality rate, which is a measure of infant deaths in a group younger than 1 year of age, is an important social barometer to the overall health of a community. [Source: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society; Infant Mortality Rates]

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