90,000 Fewer Indian Infants Died In 2016 Compared To 2015
There has been an 8% decline in infant mortality rate (IMR), infant deaths per 1,000 live births, from 2015 to 2016, according to the 2016 Sample Registration Survey bulletin released in September 2017.
As many as 840,000 infants died in 2016 compared to 930,000 last year, data show.
The gender disparity in infant deaths is also closing, and is less than 10% in 2016 compared to 2015, data show.
Here are some of the findings of the bulletin:
8% or three-point fall in infant mortality rate--from 37 per 1,000 live births in 2015 to 34 in 2016: https://t.co/w1humB1uTO (1/7)
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India registered 90,000 fewer infant deaths in 2016 compared to 2015 (2/7)
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Infant deaths estimated to be down from 930,000 in 2015 to 840,000 in 2016 (3/7)
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In 2016, infant mortality rate 33 for boys, 36 for girls; in 2015, it was 35 for boys and 39 for girls (4/7)
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In 2016, among Rajthn, Bihar, UP, U’khand, J’khand, MP, Cht’grh, Odisha, WB, Assam, all except U’khand reported IMR decline w.r.t 2015 (5/7)
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Madhya Pradesh has highest IMR of 47 in 2016; Odisha, Assam follow with IMR of 44 (6/7)
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In 2016, Goa (8), Kerala (10) and Manipur (11) have lowest IMR among states (7/7)
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(Yadavar is a principal correspondent with IndiaSpend.)
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