According to a report on progress towards the Millennium Development Goals, announced on September 7, Cuba has the lowest infant mortality rate in Latin America — 5.6 deaths per thousand in 2004 — putting it on a par with developed countries. The report states that Cuba's national objective is to reduce the infant mortality rate of children under five by two thirds of 1990 levels by 2015.
From Green Left Weekly, September 14, 2005.
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