Infant Mortality Rate is typically higher in populations with:
A. Low fertility rates
B. High maternal education and nutrition
C. Poor sanitation and limited healthcare
D. Universal healthcare access
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
IMR is strongly inversely correlated with socioeconomic development; inadequate sanitation, malnutrition, and poor healthcare access increase risks of infection and complications causing infant deaths.
Explanation:
TFR sums age-specific fertility rates (births per woman per year) across reproductive ages, yielding a pure number: the average completed family size per woman under current fertility patterns.
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