Which of the following statements accurately defines the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)?
A.IMR is the average number of infants born to a woman over her entire lifetime.
B.IMR is the average number of infants born per 1000 infant-deaths occurring before completing one year of age in a year.
C.IMR is the number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1000 live births in a year.✓ Correct
D.IMR is the number of deaths of infants under one year of age per year.
Explanation
The Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) is internationally defined as the number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1000 LIVE BIRTHS in a given year. It is a key indicator of a country's health status and quality of healthcare. Option (a) describes Total Fertility Rate (TFR), not IMR. Option (b) is grammatically and conceptually wrong. Option (d) gives an absolute number rather than a rate per 1000 live births. Hence option (c) is the correct definition.
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