Health indicators: practice question

A PSM question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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PSM · Health indicators

Sample item

What does infant mortality rate count?

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The answer and the reasoning

C. Deaths before one year per live births

Infant mortality rate measures deaths among children younger than one year relative to live births and is a sensitive population health indicator.

Option by option

  • A. Stillbirths only

    Stillbirths are counted in separate fetal mortality measures.

  • B. Deaths under five per population

    Under-five mortality is a different indicator.

  • C. Deaths before one year per live births (correct)

    Correct: infant mortality uses deaths before age one and live births.

  • D. Maternal deaths per pregnancies

    Maternal mortality ratio concerns maternal deaths per live births.

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What is the answer to this PSM question?

The best answer is C, Deaths before one year per live births. Infant mortality rate measures deaths among children younger than one year relative to live births and is a sensitive population health indicator.

Why is "Stillbirths only" not the answer?

Stillbirths are counted in separate fetal mortality measures.

Why is "Deaths under five per population" not the answer?

Under-five mortality is a different indicator.

Why is "Maternal deaths per pregnancies" not the answer?

Maternal mortality ratio concerns maternal deaths per live births.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Health indicators in PSM. The correct option holds because: Correct: infant mortality uses deaths before age one and live births.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Health indicators?

Practise biostatistics with small calculations until sensitivity, predictive values and risk measures are automatic. Then use the flashcards and the other PSM questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.