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06 Oct 2022

PM lauds collective commitment to strengthen Nari Shakti as IMR dips

Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the collective pledges of 130 crore Indians to enhance Nari Shakti India has registered a decline in the female infant mortality rate However, in sixteen states, IMR remained higher for female babies than males but the gap had reduced since 2011

05 Oct 2017

Five newborns die in Assam medical college in 24 hours

At least five newborns died in a medical college in Assam's Barpeta district in last 24 hours while two more are in a critical condition, a hospital official said.

30 Sep 2017

India has registered decline in infant mortality rate in 2016: Government

According to the SRS Bulletin, last year, the IMR only saw a two point decline.

03 Mar 2017

Indian children healthier than ever, but other nations doing better: Survey

There has been similar improvement in almost all childhood health indicators, pointing to the fact that many Indian children are doing better than they ever have.

03 Mar 2017

Indian children healthier than ever, but other nations doing better: Latest data

Mizoram was the only state to report an increase in infant mortality -- from 34 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2005-06 to 40 in 2015-16. Uttar Pradesh have not been released.

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03 Mar 2017

Infant Mortality Rate: Kerala safest state for newborns in India; IMR down to 6

According to the latest data released by National Family Health Survey (NFHS) for the year 2015-16, the Infant Mortality Rate - the number of children under the age of 1 who die for every 1,000 born – has been reduced to six.

01 Feb 2017

Life expectancy up, but public spending on health well below global average: Economic Survey

Given the pressing need to redistribute, India did not invest sufficiently in human capital for instance, public spending on health was an unusually low 0.22 per cent of the GDP in 1950-51.

18 Jan 2017

Decrease' in anaemia due to Raj govt programmes: PS Food and Civil Supplies

Anaemia among women in 15-49 years of age group has reduced by 12 per cent and in men, it decreased by 29 per cent

11 Jan 2017

India reduces baby deaths but still hasn't met 2012 targets

There were wide variations in infant mortality rate -- a bellwether of national health -- across India.

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11 Oct 2016

Infant, child mortality rates drop in Haryana: Minister

The multi-pronged strategy adopted by the Haryana government has helped to reduce IMR from 41 to 36 per thousand live births and CMR from 45 to 40 per thousand live births.

11 Mar 2016

Infant Mortality Rate down by 50% between 1990-2012: Govt

Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) has gone down by 50 per cent in India during 1990-2012 while countries like Nepal and Bangladesh have shown a decline ranging between 60 and 67 per cent in the same period, Lok Sabha was informed today.

22 Sep 2015

Despite progress, India to miss MDG targets, says health report

India has achieved considerable progress in reducing infant and under-five mortality rates but is way behind in achieving the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets, said a new report released by the union health ministry.

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21 Sep 2015

Infant mortality rate drops in South Africa

South Africa has achieved the second fastest rate of decline in under-five mortality after Rwanda in the African continent, the government said.

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