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The infant mortality rates make the total look high.
The infant mortality rate in the UK is 2014 was 4.2 per 1000.
During the 18th century child mortality rates in England were as high as 74%. This high mortality rate was due to illness, disease and neglect.
In 1890, the infant mortality rate in England was 150 deaths per 1000 live births.
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The infant mortality rates for Brazil is 12 deaths per 1000 live births.
One of the causes of the excessive mortality rates in South Africa is AIDS.
In the United States, the leading cause of mortality is heart disease. Other major causes for the mortality rates in this country include cancer and accidents.
Better nutrition and better medical care are both reasons for the decline in mortality rates. Education about active lifestyles also reduces mortality rates.
Queen Victoria ruled Britain for a long period (1837-1901). There were great demographic changes. There was a decline in childhood mortality while the population in Britain increased. There was a rush from the rural places to the cities by the youth. There was a decline in the birth rate and the mortality rates due to better and improved medical facilities towards the end of the Victorian era.
Mortality rates for infants in Philippines are about 17 deaths per 1000 births. Mortality rates for males are about four times higher than for females in the Philippines.