infant deathrate
- noun
- /ˈɪnfənt ˈdɛθreɪt/
- Specialized
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tasa de mortalidad infantil
- The infant deathrate has decreased significantly over the last decade.
Examples
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Many developing countries are working to lower their infant deathrate through improved healthcare.
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Public health initiatives have successfully reduced the infant deathrate in several regions over the past decade.
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A high infant deathrate often indicates poor access to nutrition and medical services.
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Many countries are working to lower their infant deathrates.
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A high infant deathrate often indicates poor access to nutrition and medical services.
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Many developing countries are working to lower their infant deathrate through improved healthcare.
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Public health initiatives have successfully reduced the infant deathrate in several regions over the past decade.
Synonyms
20
4.1
The number of babies who die before their first birthday in a group of people
7
3.7
Number of babies who die before their first birthday per 1,000 live births
Surface Forms
Morphology
infant + deathrate
The phrase is compositionally transparent: 'infant' specifies the age group and 'death rate' (number of deaths per population/time) specifies the statistic, so the overall meaning is directly derivable from the parts. Even if 'deathrate' is written as one word here, a B1 learner who knows 'infant', 'death' and 'rate' would readily infer it refers to the number of infant deaths per unit population/time.
Etymology
Infant deathrate simply shows the 'number of deaths' of babies under one year in every 1,000 live births. The name pairs infant (a baby under one) with deathrate (how many deaths in a group), so it tells us how common infant deaths are and makes it easy to compare health between places or years.