Geography GCSE
Infant mortality
What Infant mortality means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Infant mortality
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Reference: AQA
Deaths under one year per 1000 live births, used as a social measure of development.
Topics that use Infant mortality
- Section B: The changing economic world (AQA GCSE)
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