Consider the following statements 1 Infant Mortality Rate does not include Perinatal mortality ...........

Social Issues Population Issues

Consider the following statements:

1. Infant Mortality Rate does not include Perinatal mortality, Neonatal mortality and Post-Neonatal mortality.

2. Maternal mortality Rate refers to number of women who die as a result of pregnancy and childbirth complications per 100,00 live births in a given year.

Which of the above information is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

छोटे Courses बड़े Results

Master Population Issues

Prepare through Micro-courses

Try Now

Explanation:

Infant Mortality Rate include Perinatal mortality, Neonatal mortality and Post-Neonatal mortality.
Perinatal mortality only includes deaths from 22 weeks of pregnancy onward till 7th day after delivery.
Neonatal mortality includes deaths in the first 28 days of life.
Postneonatal mortality only includes deaths after 28 days of life but before one year.
IMR is different from Child mortality, which refers to death of children below 5 years
Maternal mortality Rate refers to number of women who die as a result of pregnancy and childbirth complications per 100,000 live births in a given year.