Section: Human Geography

20) For every 1,000 babies born in Mozambique this year, nearly 150 of them will die before they reach their first birthday.  The rate of 150 deaths per 1,000 births is known as the: 

1. crude death rate
2. infant mortality rate
3. life expectancy
4. total fertility rate

The infant mortality rate (IMR) is the number of deaths of infants under one year old per 1,000 live births. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country. The infant mortality rate of the world is 49.4 according to the United Nations and 42.09 according to the CIA World Factbook.