The annual number of deaths before the age of one for every 1000 live births is known as:

A) life span rate
B) life expectancy rate
C) infant mortality rate
D) death expectancy rate
E) sudden infant death syndrome rate

Infant Mortality Rate

is the statistical measure of the number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births in a given year.

Live Births

The delivery of a baby who shows any sign of life, such as breathing, heartbeat, or voluntary muscle movements, after being expelled or extracted from its mother's body.