Abstract:
This study has as objective to verify the convergence betwixt Infant Mortality Rate decreasement and Human Development Index Municipal increasement in Big Regions and Federation Units in Brazil between 2000 to 2010. The type of study adopted is ecological. It is drawn to a conclusion that the Infant Mortality Rate's reduction and the Human Development Index Municipal's increase, happened in a non-homogeneous form in the areas of study.
Keywords:
infant mortality; human development index; ecological study
