Tag: Infant Mortality Rate
On Average, 17 Infants Die Every Hour In India
In five years to 2015-16, as many as 17 infants died every hour in India, on average, according to national health data. The death...
Infant Mortality Rate Sees Significant Dip: Health Ministry
New Delhi: The infant mortality rate in the country stood at 34 per 1,000 live births in 2016, a fall of eight per cent...
In 41 Years, As India’s Economy Grew 21 Times, Infant Mortality...
New Delhi: Over 41 years to 2016, a national health programme for children has led to a 68 per cent drop in India's infant...
Indian Children Healthier Than Ever, But Other Nations Doing Better, Shows...
By Swagata Yadavar/IndiaSpend
India's infant mortality rate (IMR) reduced by 16 points over the last 10 years -- 41 children below the age of one...
Why Uttarakhand Needs To Focus On Child Care
By Shalini Rudra/ IndiaSpend
It ranks number six in per capita income, but relatively prosperous Uttarakhand does worse than many poorer states with its infant...
Infant Mortality Rate Reduces In India, But 2012 Targets Still Far...
By Rhea Colaco/ IndiaSpend
First, the good news: 37 babies died for every 1,000 that were born in 2015, two better than the government's projections...
India Still Has A Long Way To Go In Neonatal Care,...
Kolkata: Although efforts to reduce infant mortality rate in the country over the past 20 years have had a striking impact, still-births and...
Fewest Of India’s Children Die In Kerala; Figures In Other States...
Rajasthan has an infant mortaliy rate of 47. Standing at 41, Haryana's figures are the same as of Ethiopia. Bihar stands at 42 - the same as Senegal.