This study aims to examine the factors that causes infant mortality rate in 38 regencies/cities East Java from 2012 to 2016. In this research, the method is used Fixed Effect Model. The dependent variable is infant mortality rate, independent variable it’s comprised of per capita income, female education, low birth weight, medical care for infant with diarrhoea, piped water and latrine. A significant negative relationship was observed between per capita income, female education, latrine and infant mortality rate. However, variable low birth weight, medical care for infant with diarrhoea, piped water doesn’t effect infant mortality rate.
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