Global Health Observatory (GHO)

Infant mortality


Situation

Infant mortality rate in the urban poorest 20% group are more than twice as high as in the richest 20% group in urban areas, with inequalities highest in Asia



Trends

Infant mortality has decreased for both the poorest and richest 20% in urban areas between 1990-1999 and 2000-2007 in all three regions

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