Child Mortalilty
Deaths during the first year of infancy are predominantly caused by low birth weight, malnutrition, diarrohea and acute respiratory infection. Child mortality increases birth rates as parents produce more children to compensate for those lost and likely to be lost. Mothers give birth to children with poor chances of survival while their own health is poor. Population stabilisation efforts address this pernicious cycle and focuses attention on the reduction of infant mortality. Immunisation, access to safe drinking water, sanitation, literacy of women all have a combined role in lowering IMR.