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Example Question #161 : Population & Migration
Which of the following is not true about infant mortality rate (IMR)?
IMR is the number of infant deaths (children under 5 years old) per 1,000 live births.
Differences in reporting what counts as a "live birth" greatly impacts IMR rates across countries.
African countries typically have higher IMR.
The UN estimates that the worldwide IMR is around 50.
As a whole, IMR has decreased in most countries over the past 50 years.
IMR is the number of infant deaths (children under 5 years old) per 1,000 live births.
IMR is the number of infant deaths (children under 1 years old) per 1,000 live births, not children under 5 years old. According to the UN, the under-5 mortality rate of the world is around 73. All of the other answer choices are true.
Example Question #162 : Population & Migration
What is the term used to designate the proportion of individuals of different ages within a population?
Age distribution
Age numbers
Proportional distribution
Proportional ratio
Age ratio
Age distribution
You can use an age distribution to approximate survival rates by calculating the difference proportion of individuals in age classes.
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