Phrase guide

infant mortality

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The occurrence of death of very young children under one year old.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the death rate during the first year of life

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: infant deathrate, infant mortality rate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: deathrate, death rate, mortality, mortality rate, fatality rate

History

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: mortalitat infantil — death of children under one year old
  • Danish: spædbarnsdødelighed — death of children under one year old
  • Dutch: zuigelingensterfte — death of children under one year old
  • Finnish: imeväiskuolleisuus — death of children under one year old
  • French: mortalité infantile — death of children under one year old
  • German: Säuglingssterblichkeit — death of children under one year old
  • Greek: βρεφική θνησιμότητα (vrefikí thnisimótita) — death of children under one year old
  • Hungarian: csecsemőhalandóság — death of children under one year old
  • Irish: básmhaireacht naíonán — death of children under one year old
  • Italian: mortalità infantile — death of children under one year old
  • Norwegian Bokmål: spedbarnsdødelighet — death of children under one year old
  • Polish: umieralność niemowląt — death of children under one year old
  • Romanian: mortalitate infantilă — death of children under one year old
  • Spanish: mortalidad infantil — death of children under one year old
  • Swedish: spädbarnsdödlighet — death of children under one year old
  • Swedish: spädbarnsmortalitet — death of children under one year old