The Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) is defined as the number of deaths among children under 1 year of age per how many live births in the same year?

• A 100 live births
• B 10,000 live births
• C 100,000 live births
• D 1,000 live births ✓

Explanation

IMR is defined as the number of deaths occurring in infants (under 1 year of age) per 1,000 live births during the same year in a defined population. It is a sensitive indicator of socioeconomic development, maternal and child health services, nutritional status, and environmental sanitation. India's IMR per SRS 2020 is 28 per 1,000 live births.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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