Czech infant mortality rate record low in 2007

The Czech Republic has recorded its lowest ever infant mortality rate last year, with 3.14 children in every 1000 dying before the age of one. Last year, hospitals registered nearly 115,000 births with only 360 infants dying before reaching the age of 12 months. Along with some Scandinavian countries, Spain and Slovenia, the Czech Republic has one of the lowest infant mortality rates in Europe.