Infant Mortality Rate
The figures for IMR according to 2008 is as follows.
At the national level, Infant Mortality Rate is reported to be 53 and varies from 58 in rural areas to 36 in urban areas. Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) is defined as the infant deaths (less than one year) per thousand live births. Among the bigger states, it varies from 12 in Kerala to 70 in Madhya Pradesh. Female infants experienced a higher mortality than male infants in all states except Maharashtra where it is equal.
| Infant Mortality Rates for bigger states |
| SL No. |
Bigger States |
IMR Rate |
| 1. |
Andhra Pradesh |
52 |
| 2. |
Assam |
64 |
| 3. |
Bihar |
56 |
| 4. |
Chhattisgarh |
57 |
| 5. |
Delhi |
35 |
| 6. |
Gujarat |
50 |
| 7. |
Haryana |
54 |
| 8. |
Himachal Pradesh |
44 |
| 9. |
Jammu and Kashmir |
49 |
| 10. |
Jharkhand |
46 |
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| SL No. |
Bigger States |
IMR Rate |
| 11. |
Karnataka |
45 |
| 12. |
Kerala |
12 |
| 13. |
Madhya Pradesh |
70 |
| 14. |
Maharashtra |
33 |
| 15. |
Orissa |
69 |
| 16. |
Punjab |
41 |
| 17. |
Rajasthan |
63 |
| 18. |
Tamil Nadu |
31 |
| 19. |
Uttar Pradesh |
67 |
| 20. |
West Bengal |
35 |
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35% of the
developing world's low birth weight babies
are born in India. 40% child malnutrition in
the developing world is in India.
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| Challenges
of Neo-natal Care |
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Child
Mortalilty
Deaths during
the first year of infancy are predominantly
caused by low birth weight, malnutrition,
diarrohea and acute respiratory infection.
Child mortality increases birth rates as
parents produce more children to compensate
for those lost and likely to be lost.
Mothers give birth to children with poor
chances of survival while their own health
is poor. Population stabilisation efforts
address this pernicious cycle and focuses
attention on the reduction of infant
mortality. Immunisation, access to safe
drinking water, sanitation, literacy of
women all have a combined role in lowering
IMR.
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NFHS-3 finding on Infant Mortality
Ratio in India |
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