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11-21-2007, 12:50 PM
The Demographic Health Survey (ENDESA) for 2007 study shows a slight increase of 1% in the DR's infant mortality rate, but on a more positive note, a decrease in post-partum death rates. The study, sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the World Bank, was carried out by the Center for Social and Demographic Studies. A total of 32,341 people were interviewed for the fifth version of this study. On infant mortality, the study shows that in 2002 there was an infant mortality rate of 31/1000 and in 2007 the rate was put at 32/1000 live births. The results "reverse a trend that had been observed for decades that showed a diminishing infant mortality rate." The survey also showed a reduction in the birth rate.
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