EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -The rate of children who die before their first birthday is called the rate of infant mortality. It shows the record of younger children who are less than 1 years old. It is the rate which shows the number of deaths of the children at 1 year per 1, 000 live births. It is important for the health of the country.

Detailed explanation-2: -Infant mortality rate is strictly speaking not a rate (i.e. the number of deaths divided by the number of population at risk during a certain period of time) but a probability of death derived from a life table and expressed as rate per 1000 live births.

Detailed explanation-3: -Infant mortality is the death of an infant before his or her first birthday. The infant mortality rate is the number of infant deaths for every 1, 000 live births.

Detailed explanation-4: -Preterm birth, intrapartum-related complications (birth asphyxia or inability to breathe at birth), infections and birth defects are the leading causes of most neonatal deaths.

Detailed explanation-5: -The neonatal period is the most vulnerable time for a child Children face the highest risk of dying in their first month of life at an average global rate of 18 deaths per 1, 000 live births in 2021, down by 51 per cent from 37 deaths per 1, 000 live births in 1990.