The infant mortality rate for a country is defined as:

A. the percentage of infants who perish at birth.
B. the number of female infants killed, due to preference for males.
C. the number of abortions, stillbirths, and accidental deaths in a given year.
D. the number of infant deaths per 1000 live births during the first year of life.


D. the number of infant deaths per 1000 live births during the first year of life.

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