Infant Mortality Rate is expressed per:
(a) 1000 pregnancies
(b) 1000 live births
(c) 1000 under five children
(d) 100,000 live births
ANS- (b) 1000 live births
Infant mortality rate is the ratio of deaths under 1 year of age in a given year to the total number of live births in the same year; usually expressed as a rate per 1000 live births.