infant mortality

Preferred Label : infant mortality;

MeSH definition : Postnatal deaths from BIRTH to 365 days after birth in a given population. Postneonatal mortality represents deaths between 28 days and 365 days after birth (as defined by National Center for Health Statistics). Neonatal mortality represents deaths from birth to 27 days after birth.;

MeSH synonym : mortality, infant; infant mortalities; mortalities, infant;

DeCS synonym : Infant Mortality by Specific Risk; Child Mortality by Geographic Zone; Late Infant Mortality; Infant Mortality, Late; Neonatal Mortality; Post-Neonatal Mortality; Postneonatal Mortality; Infant Mortality Rate;

MeSH hyponym : postneonatal mortality; Mortalities, Postneonatal; Mortality, Postneonatal; Postneonatal Mortalities;

Related MeSH term : neonatal mortality; Mortalities, Neonatal; Mortality, Neonatal; Neonatal Mortalities;

MeSH annotation : a statistical concept & not a substitute for / mortal with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES or with specific diseases in infants; do not confuse with INFANT DEATH; add geographic term if pertinent; PERINATAL MORTALITY is also available;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infant mortality;

Details

Origin ID

D007226;

UMLS CUI

C0021278;

Allowable qualifiers
- ethnology [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
Metaterm(s)
- pediatrics [CISMeF Metaterm]
Record concept(s)
- infant mortality [MeSH concept]
- neonatal mortality [MeSH concept]
- postneonatal mortality [MeSH concept]
See also
- Infant Death [MeSH Descriptor]
- fetal death [MeSH Descriptor]
- perinatal mortality [MeSH Descriptor]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- child mortality [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Quantitative Concept [UMLS semantic type]

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