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10-31-2008, 05:30 PM
The DR's infant mortality has been registered at 32 per 1000 live births (0.03%) since 2002 with no significant change in the figures. According to researcher Frank Caceres, these figures reflect deficiencies in the country's health sector and its health model. As an example, Caceres mentioned that 17% of all children in the DR still live in houses with dirt floors, 2 out 3 of those houses don't have running water, while 5 out of every 100 houses doesn't have a sanitation system. Cacares compared the DR to Cuba, which has an infant mortality rate of 5/1000.
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