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Infant mortality is the death of a child less than one year of age. It is measured as infant mortality rate (IMR), which is the number of deaths of children under one year of age per 1000 live births.
The leading causes of infant mortality are birth asphyxia, pneumonia, term birth complications, neonatal infection, diarrhea, malaria, measles and malnutrition. Many factors contribute to infant mortality such as the mother's level of education, environmental conditions, and political and medical infrastructure. Improving sanitation, access to clean drinking water, immunization against infectious diseases, and other public health measures could help reduce high rates of infant mortality.
Child mortality is the death of a child before the child's fifth birthday, measures as the Under-5 Child Mortality Rate (U5MR). National statistics sometimes group these two mortality rates together. Globally, ten million infants and children die each year before their fifth birthday; 99% of these deaths occur in developing nations. Infant mortality takes away society's potential physical, social, and human capital.
Mortality rate, or death rate, is a measure of the number of deaths (in general, or due to a specific cause) in a particular population, scaled to the size of that population, per unit of time. Mortality rate is typically expressed in units of deaths per 1,000 individuals per year; thus, a mortality rate of 9.5 (out of 1,000) in a population of 1,000 would mean 9.5 deaths per year in that entire population, or 0.95% out of the total. It is distinct from the so-called "morbidity rate" (a vague term sometimes used to refer to either the prevalence or incidence of a disease), and also from the incidence rate (the number of newly appearing cases of the disease per unit of time).
Other specific measures of mortality include:
You can directly support Healthcare Triage on Patreon: http://vid.io/xqXr If you can afford to pay a little every month, it really helps us to continue producing great content. Many more babies die in the United States than you might think. In 2014, more than 23,000 infants died in their first year of life, or about six for every 1,000 born. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 25 other industrialized nations do better than the United States at keeping babies alive. Infant mortality is the topic of this week's Healthcare Triage. This was adapted from a column Aaron wrote for the Upshot. Links to further reading and references can be found there: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/07/upshot/the-us-is-failing-in-infant-mortality-starting-at-one-month-old.html John Gree...
Every year in America over 11,000 babies die on the day that they’re born. Fault Lines travels to Cleveland, Ohio—America’s infant mortality capital—where the rates of premature birth and infant death in many neighborhoods exceed those of developing nations. In a country that spends so much on healthcare and believed to have one of the best neo-natal intensive care units in the world, the U.S. is failing to ensure the health of its newest citizens. For more Fault Lines: http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/fault-lines.html
Infant mortality - 9 million kids a year never make it to their fifth birthday. A solution to infant mortality is our Child Survival Program http://www.compassion.com/rescueme
Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe As healthcare spending continues to grow, Fault Lines examines why so many babies are dying in the US. More on our website: http://aljazeera.com Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AJEngligh Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Find us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/aljazeera At Al Jazeera English, we focus on people and events that affect people's lives. We bring topics to light that often go under-reported, listening to all sides of the story and giving a 'voice to the voiceless.' Reaching more than 270 million households in over 140 countries across the globe, our viewers trust Al Jazeera English to keep them informed, inspired, and entertained. Our impartial, fact-based reporting wins worldwide praise and resp...
The infant mortality rate in the United States is below that of most industrialized nations because of the lack of health care moms and babies receive after leaving the hospital. New mom Stephanie Belen explains to AJ+ how her free nurse with the Nurse-Family Partnership is helping. Subscribe for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV3Nm3T-XAgVhKH9jT0ViRg?sub_confirmation=1 Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ajplusenglish Download the AJ+ app at http://www.ajplus.net/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ajplus
Neonatologists James Collins and Richard David specialize in the care of infants born too soon or too small. Their research on differences in birth outcomes between African American and white American women points to a provocative idea: the cumulative stress of racism is taking a toll on African American families even before they are born. This clip is excerpted from "When the Bough Breaks," Episode 2 of "UNNATURAL CAUSES: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?" This ground-breaking documentary series looks at how the social, economic and physical environments in which we are born, live, and work profoundly affect our longevity and health. The series broadcast nationally on PBS in spring 2008, and can be bought on DVD from California Newsreel, www.newsreel.org Visit www.unnaturalcauses.org ...
(8/10) What countries have the highest Infant Mortality Rate? Find out today! Infant Mortality Rate is the amount of children that die before they are 1, per 1000, per year. This data comes from the UN Population Division -- Legal -- Music: Atlantian Twilight: Royalty Free at incompetech.com (by Kevin MacLeod) Images: Public Domain, Creative Commons licences No copyrighted material is ever used.
Dr. John Iskander and Dr. Wanda Barfield discuss important new updates in infant mortality reduction. Since the initial presentation of "Public Health Approaches to Reducing U.S. Infant Mortality" in 2012: • Overall rates of infant deaths have continued to decline • Risk factors for mortality such as preterm birth have been reduced • CDC has launched the tips from former smokers campaign focusing on the need to stop smoking during pregnancy • Large collaborative initiatives were started to address geographic disparities and improve quality of care to pregnant women Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: http://www.cdc.gov/SocialMedia/Tools/CommentPolicy.html This video can also be viewed at http://www.cdc.gov/cdcgrandrounds/archives/2012/october2012.h...
Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe India has the highest mortality rate for newborn babies in the world, in part as a result of an ingrained suspicion of hospitals and doctors. Some communities are working to change that by training their own 'Ashas', or carers. The women are advised on how to convince pregnant women from rural areas that a hospital birth is safer when labour begins, and are also given basic midwife and first aid training. Al Jazeera's Sohail Rahman reports from Merwat in Haryana State. At Al Jazeera English, we focus on people and events that affect people's lives. We bring topics to light that often go under-reported, listening to all sides of the story and giving a 'voice to the voiceless.' Reaching ...
One million babies die each year on the day they are born globally, according to new research by Lancet and Save the Children. Forty million women are estimated to give birth every year without medical support. A large number of these women live in Sub-Saharan Africa. Nigeria is trying to improve its high rate of infant mortality. Ahmed Idris reports from the Nigerian capital Abuja.
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This video tutorial explains the calculation and relationship between crude death rate, case fatality rate, proportionate mortality rates, and cause specific mortality rates
This video demonstrates the difference between crude and age adjusted mortality rate calculations
You can directly support Healthcare Triage on Patreon: http://vid.io/xqXr If you can afford to pay a little every month, it really helps us to continue producing great content. Almost every time someone wants to proclaim the US to be the "best in the world" in health care, they point to survival rates. Those refer to the percent of people who live a certain amount of time after they've been diagnosed with a disease. But there are real problems in using survival rates to compare the quality of care across systems. The metric people should be using is mortality rates. And when we compare mortality rates, we don't look nearly as good. Why is this important? Glad you asked. We answer in this week's episode. Make sure you subscribe above so you don't miss any upcoming episodes! This happens...
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