Question

Which of the following is not true about infant mortality rate?

• A. It refers to the number of children that die before the age of 1 per thousand alive children born that year.
• B. Higher the infant mortality rate, higher the development of a region.
• C. It is expressed in percentage.
• D. It reflects various factors of development like child marriage, child labour, access to schools and education etc.

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (D)

It reflects various factors of development like child marriage, child labour, access to schools and education etc.

Infant mortality rate can reflect a variety of factors of development like access to clean water, food security, social stigmas, superstitions, diseases, peace, freedom, and environmental conditions. Lower the infant mortality rate, higher the development of a region.