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This is a list of Indian states and union territories by infant mortality rates in 2019. The infant mortality rate is the number of deaths of infants under one year old per 1,000 live births. The data is taken from the Sample Registration Survey published by the Indian Ministry of Health. [1]
Neonatal mortality refers to the death of an infant within the first 28 days after birth. 75% of all neonatal deaths occur during the first seven days of life (also referred to as early neonatal mortality), with the main causes of neonatal death being preterm birth, congenital malformations, perinatal asphyxia or trauma, neonatal infections ...
Factors contributing to high maternal mortality rates are often associated with utilization of antenatal care (ANC) prior to and during childbirth. Barriers to seeking care include delays in the decision to seek care, arrival at a medical institution, and provision of quality care. [27]
Child mortality is the death of children under the age of five. [2] The child mortality rate (also under-five mortality rate) refers to the probability of dying between birth and exactly five years of age expressed per 1,000 live births. [3] It encompasses neonatal mortality and infant mortality (the probability of death in the first year of ...
Data about life expectancy according to a 2024 study by Yadav et al. which estimates district and state-wise life expectancy model-based (Bayesian hierarchical model) using NFHS-5 data on infant mortality rate and life tables showing age-specific mortality rates.
The occurrence of infant mortality in a population can be described by the infant mortality rate (IMR), which is the number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births. [1] Similarly, the child mortality rate , also known as the under-five mortality rate, compares the death rate of children up to the age of five.
Early neonatal mortality refers to the death of a live-born baby within the first seven days of life, while late neonatal mortality refers to death after 7 days until before 28 days. Some definitions of the PNM include only the early neonatal mortality. Neonatal mortality is affected by the quality of in-hospital care for the neonate.
Female infanticide in India has a history spanning centuries.Poverty, the dowry system, births to unmarried women, deformed infants, famine, lack of support services, and maternal illnesses such as postpartum depression are among the causes that have been proposed to explain the phenomenon of female infanticide in India.