Infant deaths in the 'hood.Infant mortality (hardware) infant mortality - It is common lore among hackers (and in the electronics industry at large) that the chances of sudden hardware failure drop off exponentially with a machine's time since first use (that is, until the relatively distant time at which enough mechanical varies more by neighborhood in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. than it does in Paris, London or Tokyo. (1) In 1988-1992, the infant mortality rate infant mortality rate n. The ratio of the number of deaths in the first year of life to the number of live births occurring in the same population during the same period of time. in high-income neighborhoods of Manhattan was 56% lower than the rate in low-income neighborhoods; the difference grew to 61% in 1993-1997. By contrast, in the later period, high-income neighborhoods in London had a 19% lower rate than low-income ones, and rates in Paris differed only marginally by neighborhood. In Tokyo, rates did not differ by neighborhood income level in either period. According to the analysts, "reducing disparities among neighborhood infant mortality rates will require intense targeting of high-rate neighborhoods." (1.) Rodwin VG and Neuberg LG, Infant mortality and income in 4 world cities: New York, London, Paris, and Tokyo, American Journal of Public Health The American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) is a peer reviewed monthly journal of the American Public Health Association (APHA). The Journal also regularly publishes authoritative editorials and commentaries and serves as a forum for the analysis of health policy. , 2005, 95(1):86-90. |
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