Question

3. Calculate the infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) from the following data: Number of infant deaths under 1 year in the United States during 1991 = 36,766 Number of live births during 1991 = 4,111,000 How did the infant mortality rate in 2013 compare with the infant mortality rate in 1991? (Note: refer to the text for 2013 data.)

Answer 1

To calculate Infant mortality rate per 1000 live births

Number of infant deaths under 1year in the United States during 1991 = 36766

Number of live births during 1991 = 4,111,000

Infant mortality rate in 1991 = Number of deaths under 1year / Total number of live births in 1991 × 1000

= 36766 / 4111000×1000

= 8.94%

In the United States in 2013, 23,446 infants died before reaching their first birthday, an infant mortality rate of 6.0 per 1,000 live births. Between 2003 and 2013, the infant mortality rate in the United States declined nearly 12%