Infant Mortality
- Is defined as the number of deaths of infants (one year of age or younger) per 1000 live births
- In 2001, the Infant Mortality Rate for Less Developed Countries (91) was about 10 times as large as it was for More Developed Countries (8)
- The United State has the highest infant mortality compared to any other More Developed Country at 6.3 (death per 100o live births)