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INFANT MORTALITY RATE: &nbsp; The ratio of the number of deaths of children under one year of age during a specific period, usually a calendar year, to the number of live births in that period (usually expressed as the number of deaths of children under one year of age per 1000 (10^3) live births).
REFERENCE PERIOD: &nbsp; The length of time for which data are collected, e.g. a specific day, month or year.
LIVE BIRTHS: &nbsp; Live birth product.

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Infant mortality rate (‰)

Characteristic	Description
Name	Infant mortality rate (‰) by Sex; Annual
Regularity	Annual
Source	Statistics Portugal, Demographic indicators
First available period	1970
Last available period	2022
Dimensions	Data reference period Place of residence (Portugal) Sex
Concepts	INFANT MORTALITY RATE: The ratio of the number of deaths of children under one year of age during a specific period, usually a calendar year, to the number of live births in that period (usually expressed as the number of deaths of children under one year of age per 1000 (10^3) live births). REFERENCE PERIOD: The length of time for which data are collected, e.g. a specific day, month or year. LIVE BIRTHS: Live birth product.
Formule	IMR = [D-1(t-1,t)/ LB(t-1,t)]*10^n;; Where: D-1(t-1,t) = Infant deaths with lees than 1 year old, between the moments (t-1) and t; LB(t-1,t) = Live births, between the moments (t-1) and t; n=2 or 3.
Measure unit (symbol)	Permillage (‰)
Power of 10	0
Observations
Last update date	16/05/2023