Governor says infant mortality rates down in Karaganda rgn

ASTANA. KAZINFORM "Total mortality rates fell by 7,7% in the Karaganda region," Governor Nurmukhambet Abdibekov made public at today's briefing in Astana.

"TB death rates dropped by 10%, deaths from cardiovascular diseases decreased by 32% while cancer death rates by 11,8%. The infant mortality of the region up to 9,3% is below the countrywide average rates," he added.