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The truth is women use contraception not only as a way to prevent unintended pregnancies, but also to improve their health and the health of their families. Increased access to contraception is directly linked to declines in maternal and infant mortality.
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Meaning of "infant mortality" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INFANT MORTALITY

infant mortality  [ˈɪnfənt mɔːˈtælɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INFANT MORTALITY

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Infant mortality is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INFANT MORTALITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Infant mortality

Infant mortality is the death of a child less than one year of age. Childhood mortality is the death of a child before the child's fifth birthday. National statistics tend to group these two mortality rates together. Globally, ten million infants and children die each year before their fifth birthday; 99% of these deaths occur in developing nations. Infant mortality takes away society's potential physical, social, and human capital. Generally the most common cause worldwide has been dehydration from diarrhea, a preventable disease; however, a variety of programs combating this problem have decreased the rate of children dying from dehydration. Many factors contribute to infant mortality such as the mother's level of education, environmental conditions, and political and medical infrastructure. Improving sanitation, access to clean drinking water, immunization against infectious diseases, and other public health measures could help reduce high rates of infant mortality.

Definition of infant mortality in the English dictionary

The definition of infant mortality in the dictionary is deaths among infants.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INFANT MORTALITY


accidentality
ˌæksɪdɛnˈtælɪtɪ
brutality
bruːˈtælɪtɪ
fatality
fəˈtælɪtɪ
fractality
frækˈtælɪtɪ
frontality
frənˈtælɪtɪ
fundamentality
ˌfʌndəmɛnˈtælɪtɪ
horizontality
ˌhɒrɪzɒnˈtælɪtɪ
hospitality
ˌhɒspɪˈtælɪtɪ
immortality
ˌɪmɔːˈtælɪtɪ
inhospitality
ˌɪnhɒspɪˈtælɪtɪ
instrumentality
ˌɪnstrəmenˈtælɪtɪ
mentality
mɛnˈtælɪtɪ
monumentality
ˌmɒnjʊˌmɛnˈtælɪtɪ
mortality
mɔːˈtælɪtɪ
natality
neɪˈtælɪtɪ
rectipetality
ˌrɛktɪpɪˈtælɪtɪ
sacramentality
ˌsækrəmɛnˈtælɪtɪ
sentimentality
ˌsɛntɪmɛnˈtælɪtɪ
totality
təʊˈtælɪtɪ
vitality
vaɪˈtælɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INFANT MORTALITY

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infant carrier
infant class
infant education
infant mortality rate
infant prodigy
infant school
infant welfare clinic
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infante
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infanthood
infanticidal
infanticide
infantile
infantile paralysis
infantilisation
infantilise
infantilism
infantility

WORDS THAT END LIKE INFANT MORTALITY

ability
air quality
augmented reality
confidentiality
equality
functionality
homosexuality
in reality
inequality
locality
low-quality
morality
municipality
nationality
originality
personality
quality
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sexuality
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spirituality

Synonyms and antonyms of infant mortality in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «infant mortality» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INFANT MORTALITY

Find out the translation of infant mortality to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of infant mortality from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «infant mortality» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

婴儿死亡率
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la mortalidad infantil
570 millions of speakers

English

infant mortality
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शिशु मृत्यु दर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

معدل وفيات الرضع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

младенческая смертность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mortalidade infantil
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শিশু মৃত্যুহার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mortalité infantile
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

kematian bayi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Säuglingssterblichkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

幼児死亡率
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

영아 사망률
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kematian bayi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tỷ lệ tử vong trẻ sơ sinh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குழந்தை இறப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बालमृत्य दर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bebek ölüm hızı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mortalità infantile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

śmiertelność niemowląt
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

малюкова смертність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mortalității infantile
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βρεφικής θνησιμότητας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kindersterftes
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spädbarnsdödlighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spedbarnsdødelighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of infant mortality

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INFANT MORTALITY»

The term «infant mortality» is quite widely used and occupies the 23.934 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INFANT MORTALITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about infant mortality

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7 QUOTES WITH «INFANT MORTALITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word infant mortality.
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Tammy Baldwin
The U.S. routinely ranks lower than other countries in health outcomes such as infant mortality.
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Jane Chen
I believe the only way we'll be able to solve infant mortality - and other huge social problems - is by designing solutions for those with the greatest intent to carry it out.
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Rose George
Because sanitation has so many effects across all aspects of development - it affects education, it affects health, it affects maternal mortality and infant mortality, it affects labor - it's all these things, so it becomes a political football. Nobody has full responsibility.
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Alcee Hastings
Yesterday in this country we had people die of hunger and malnutrition. In some parts of this country, the infant mortality rate rivals that of sub-Saharan Africa. We have a public education system that ranks below that of almost any other Western nation.
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Felicity Huffman
The truth is women use contraception not only as a way to prevent unintended pregnancies, but also to improve their health and the health of their families. Increased access to contraception is directly linked to declines in maternal and infant mortality.
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P. J. O'Rourke
Infant mortality and life expectancy are reasonable indicators of general well-being in a society.
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Kimberly Williams-Paisley
The infant mortality rates are insanely high. The obesity epidemic is on the rise. It is all related.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INFANT MORTALITY»

Discover the use of infant mortality in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to infant mortality and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Infant Mortality: A Continuing Social Problem: A Continuing ...
Commemorating 100 years since the publication of Sir George Newman's 'Infant Mortality: A Social Problem', this volume evaluates Newman's critical contribution, reviews current understandings of the history of infant and early childhood ...
Dr Chris Galley, Dr Nicola Shelton, 2012
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Infant Mortality, Population Growth and Family Planning in ...
In general, in India, as in other countries, a large share in the reduction of general mortality can be credited to the control of infant mortality, though the degree of reduction is not as significant as in many advanced countries. In fact, the ...
S. Chandrasekhar, 2013
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Birth, stillbirth, and infant mortality statistics for the ...
annual report United States. Bureau of the Census. BIRTH, STILLBIRTH, AND INFANT MORTALITY STATISTICS 1931 t BIRTH, STILLBIRTH, AND INFANT MORTALITY STATISTICS: 1931 BIRTH STATISTICS:
United States. Bureau of the Census, 1934
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Infant Mortality and the Health of Societies
Demographic data are used in this report to present information about infant mortality in more- and less-developed countries.
Kathleen Newland, 1981
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The Decline of Infant and Child Mortality: The European ...
GODELIEVE M ASU Y-STRO O B ANT In Europe, progress in reducing infant mortality since the late nineteenth century has been and still is impressive. From a very high level throughout the nineteenth century, with about 1 out of every 5-6  ...
Carlo A. Corsini, Pier Paolo Viazzo, 1997
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Capital Crime: Black Infant Mortality in America
Margaret Boone reveals the dimensions, correlates and causes of Black infant mortality in this important study, based at a major hospital in Washington, D.C. Boone identifies four types of Black women most at risk, and suggests policy ...
Margaret Boone, 1989
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Save the Babies: American Public Health Reform and the ...
A historical overview of our country's early campaigns to lower infant mortality
Richard A. Meckel, 1990
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Socio-economic and Cultural Correlates of Infant Mortality: ...
IN INDIA, even after 30 years of planning, infant mortality rate has continued to remain high, as compared to all the developing countries, and many of the developing countries. During this period, the crude death rate had declined from 27.4 ...
‎1991
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Basic Epidemiology
The infant mortality rate is commonly used as an indicator of the level of health in a community. It measures the rate of death in children during the first year of life, the denominator being the number of live births in the same year. The infant ...
R. Bonita, R. Beaglehole, Tord Kjellström, 2006
10
Measurement of infant mortality in less developed countries
This method not only gives a very rough estimate of the level of infant mortality, but if applied to age distributions at different points of time, and if large declines in mortality are implied, it can possibly also be inferred that infant mortality has ...
Larry Heligman, Glenda Finch, Roger Kramer, 1978

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INFANT MORTALITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term infant mortality is used in the context of the following news items.
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Infant mortality project explains funding request | The Columbus …
After Franklin County commissioners tabled CelebrateOne's funding request on Tuesday, the group explained its plans to use more than ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
2
Wyandotte County Attacks High Infant Mortality Rate | KCUR
Wyandotte's infant mortality rate is also one of the worst in the state. ... get at the root of its infant-mortality problem, the county is making strides ... «KCUR, Jul 15»
3
Medicaid-enhanced prenatal care program reduces infant mortality
The Medicaid-sponsored Maternal Infant Health Program helped to decrease the infant mortality risk in diverse disadvantaged populations, ... «Healio, Jul 15»
4
Maternal & Infant Mortality Reduction: Airtel playing significant role …
However, maternal and infant mortality is quickly stealing away the joy that comes with childbirth. Maternal mortality refers to the death of a ... «WorldStage, Jul 15»
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Infant mortality rate among lowest in OECD
Prague, July 15 (ČTK) — The infant mortality rate dropped from 2.1 to 1.2 per mille in the Czech Republic between 2000 and 2013 and is ... «Prague Post, Jul 15»
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Infant mortality rate steadily declining in Czech Republic | Prague …
Prague, July 15 (CTK) - The infant mortality rate dropped from 2.1 to 1.2 per mille in the Czech Republic between 2000 and 2013 and is among ... «Prague Daily Monitor, Jul 15»
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Infant mortality funding vote reset for next week
Franklin County commissioners were expected on Tuesday to approve $710,500 to fund the CelebrateOne project's efforts to lower ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
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Infant mortality project looks back at first year
A year after the conclusion of a series of meetings by the Greater Columbus Infant Mortality Task Force, CelebrateOne director Liane Egle and ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
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Honour for State's efforts to lower infant mortality rate
The State government's Health Department has been awarded the 'Award for Child Survival' for its effort in lowering infant mortality rate. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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Ugwuanyi Moves Against Maternal, Infant Mortality
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has expressed dissatisfaction with the high maternal and infant mortality rate in the country even ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»

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