Infant mortality (NHSOF 1.6.i)

Infant mortality is defined as the number of babies dying before the age of one for every 1,000 live births.

Purpose

Infant mortality is a measure of the longer term consequences of perinatal events and is particularly important for monitoring outcomes for high risk groups such as very preterm babies and growth restricted babies.

Current version updated: May-17

Next version due: May-18