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==Global infant mortality rankings== | ==Global infant mortality rankings== | ||
Revision as of 15:55, September 10, 2009
Infant mortality refers to the number of deaths per 1,000 infants (1 year old or below) in any given nation. It is considered one of several indicators of a nations industrial and social development.
Global infant mortality rankings
All information courtesy of the CIA World Factbook.
Currently, the world's highest infant mortality rates exist in Angola, Sierra Leone, and Afghanistan, while the lowest rate is in the nation of Singapore. The rate within the United States currently stands at or around 6.3 deaths per 1,000 births, placing it at 46th on the list, behind Guam but ahead of the Faroe Islands. The American mortality rate is greatly augmented by illegal immigration, and studies which have accounted for this effect expect that the United States would top the list were illegal immigration taken out of the picture.