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Equivalent: Taux de mortalité infantile |
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The infant mortality rate is the number of deaths under one year of age occurring among the live births in a given geographical area during a given year, per 1,000 live births occurring among the population of the given geographical area during the same year.
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Handbook of Vital Statistics Systems and Methods, Volume 1: Legal, Organisational and Technical Aspects, United Nations Studies in Methods, Glossary, Series F, No. 35, United Nations, New York 1991.
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Theme: Demographic and population statistics |
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on Tuesday, September 25, 2001 |
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updated on Wednesday, January 4, 2006 |
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