Those 8m deaths are still far too many, of course, but it is surely cause for celebration that infant mortality appears to have fallen by over a third during the past two decades.

当然，800万的死亡数量还是很让人揪心的，但是在过去的20年里婴儿的死亡率明显的减少了超过三分之一，这个事情还是值得庆祝的。

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Sowards KA. (1999) What is the leading cause of infant mortality? A note on the interpretation of official statistics. American Journal of Public Health. 89(11): 1752-4.

什麽是婴儿死亡的主要原因？一则对官方统计资料的诠释〉 《美国公卫期刊》。 89（11）： 1752-4。

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Hypoxic ischemia remains an important cause of infant mortality and morbidity, with an incidence of between one and two per 1,000 live births in the United States.

缺氧性贫血是导致婴儿致死和病态一个重要的原因。在美国大约每一千个新生儿有一到两个会患有此病。

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