Infant Mortality

Rate
Is the number of deaths of the infants
under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births
in the same period.

Infant Mortality Rate

IMR = deaths under 1 year of age
_______________________________
number of live births in the same year
x
1,000

IMR
• Deaths among infants less than 28 days
due mainly to prenatal of genetic factor.

Neonatal Mortality Rate

NMR = number of deaths under 28 days of age
_______________________________
number of live births in the same year
x
1,000

NMR
• Later months (1 year below) due to
environmental and nutritional factors as well as
infections

Postneonatal Mortality
Rate
PMR = number of deaths under 1 year of age
_______________________________
number of live births in the same year
x
1,000

PMR