Question

3. What shifts in survivorship and mortality curves would you expect if significant cuts were made in social services such as prenatal and infant care

Answer 1

Answer:

If social services such as prenatal and infant care were significantly cut, we would expect important increases in child mortality, because young children are born defenseless, sometimes with healthy problems, and an appropriate medical care is of great importance for their survival.

For example, in the US the current child mortatily rate is 6.5 per 1,000, meaning that for every 1,000 children born, 6.5 die. If such cuts were to be made, we could expect this number to increase, for example, to 14 per 1,000, which is the child mortatily rate of Mexico.