The statement "The county's infant mortality rate is 12.8, and the state's infant mortality rate is 10.5" means that:
a. more infants died in the county than in the state
b. for every 1000 live births in the county, 12.8 infants died
c. two more infants died in the county than in the state
d. 12.8% of the infants born in the county died before the age of 1 year
Ans: b. for every 1000 live births in the county, 12.8 infants died
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