Q.What is meant by infant mortality rate?

IMR = number of infant (below 1 year) deaths per 1000 live births in a year.

The infant mortality rate (IMR) is an important indicator of the health and development of a country and is one of the components used in indices such as the PQLI. It is defined as the number of deaths of infants (children below one year of age) per 1000 live births during a particular year.

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PQLI was presented by Morris David Morris.

The Physical Quality of Life Index (PQLI) was developed by Morris David Morris to measure the level of welfare or well-being of people using three basic social indicators — life expectancy at age one, infant mortality rate and literacy rate — combined into a single index (0 to 100). It shifted the focus of development …