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Child health refers to the health of children
from birth till 14 years of age. Child health status is
conventionally measured by various mortality and morbidity
indicators. Important indicators of child mortality are; (a)
Infant Mortality rate (IMR), i.e., the probability of dying during
the first year of life, (b) child mortality, i.e., for those who
survive till first birthday, the probability of dying before
completion of five years. A measure combining the two is the
under-five mortality, i.e., the probability of dying within the
first five years of life. The infant mortality rate can be further
disaggregated into, (a) neonatal mortality, i.e. death of infants
within 30 days of birth, and (b) Post neonatal mortality.
Perinatal mortality is a measure combining still births after 28
weeks of gestation and infant deaths within first seven days of
life. Important morbidity measures are the incidence/prevalance of
common childhood diseases like diarrhoea, acute respiratory
infection (ARI), etc.
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