Which statement best describes changes in infant mortality in the US from 1940-2005?

a. By 2005, the total infant mortality rate was about 15% of what it had been in 1940.
b. The infant mortality rate is higher for whites than for blacks.
c. The infant mortality rate was about twice as high in 1940 as it was in 2005.
d. The infant morality rate during the first 28 days of life dropped significantly but the infant mortality rate from 28 days to 1 year remained about the same.


a. By 2005, the total infant mortality rate was about 15% of what it had been in 1940.

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