Infant Mortality Rate in Central Kalimantan Continuously Decreases from 2016-2020

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reports that the infant mortality rate in Central Kalimantan (Kalteng) continuously decreased from 2016 to 2020. The infant mortality rate in Kalteng was 33.8 per 1,000 in 2020. This means that almost 34 infants died before reaching the age of 1 year for every 1,000 live births.

The highest infant mortality rate in Kalteng during the 2016-2020 period occurred in 2016, reaching almost 35 infant deaths per 1,000 live births. The year-on-year decrease in infant mortality indicates an improvement in the provision of health facilities in Kalteng.

Generally, factors contributing to infant mortality include congenital birth defects, premature birth and low birth weight, pregnancy complications, sudden infant death syndrome, pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria, measles, and malnutrition.

Infant mortality rate is an indicator reflecting the health status of a community. Newborns are highly sensitive to the environmental conditions of their parents' residence and are closely related to their parents' socioeconomic status.

For information, the normative values of infant mortality rate according to BPS are as follows: 70 is very high, 40-70 is high, 20-39 is moderate, and <20 is low.