Term: Causes of Infant Mortality

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2020-05-06

Definition:

Causes of death for infants under one year of age, categorized by the chapters of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes as reported on the Death Certificate (also known as the Medical Certificate of Death) from Vital Statistics.

Related concepts 

• Cause of Death Coding in the MCHP Vital Statistics Mortality Registry Data

Related terms 

• Causes of Child Mortality
• Causes of Death
• Infant Mortality
• Infant Mortality Rate
• International Classification of Diseases (ICD) Chapters
• Vital Statistics

Term used in 

• Chartier M, Brownell M, Star L, Murdock N, Campbell R, Phillips-Beck W, Meade C, Au W, Schultz J, Bowes JM, Cochrane B. Our Children, Our Future: The Health and Well-being of First Nations Children in Manitoba. Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2020. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)