title: Infant mortality:  who's number one?
abstract: Alternative ways of ranking countries concerning infant mortality rates are considered.  The authors suggest that "our analyses of infant mortality should pay less attention to national rankings and focus more closely on causes of death and higher risk groups by poverty, ethnicity, and residence."
mesh_terms: D002423:Cause of Death; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D004467:Economics; D005006:Ethnicity; D005843:Geography; D007226:Infant Mortality; D009026:Mortality; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011203:Poverty; D012106:Research; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Causes Of Death; Comparative Studies; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Economic Factors; Ethnic Groups; Geographic Factors; Infant Mortality; Mortality; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Poverty; Research Methodology; Residence Characteristics; Socioeconomic Factors; Spatial Distribution; Studies; World