4.1 Achieving low rates of infant and under-five mortality is of central importance for social well-being and human development. Sri Lanka has been extraordinarily successful in reducing its infant and child mortality rates over the last half-century. Indeed, over the period 1946-2000, Sri Lanka has been one of the most successful developing countries in the world in terms of infant and child m...

OBJECTIVES This report presents the 2000 period infant mortality statistics from the linked birth/infant death data set (linked file) by a variety of maternal and infant characteristics. METHODS Descriptive tabulations of data are presented and interpreted. RESULTS Infant mortality rates ranged from 3.5 per 1,000 live births for Chinese mothers to 13.5 for black mothers. Among Hispanics, ra...

Background Infant mortality is a major problem in Nepal, particularly in the mountainous region of the country. Objective To identify factors that contributes to the high rate of infant mortality in the mountain zone in Nepal. Method Data were derived from the 2011 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS). Infant mortality was analyzed across three ecological zones in a sample of 5,306 live b...