Welcoming the decline in India’s child mortality rate between 1990 and 2019, healthcare experts have advised that the number can be further brought down by providing quality essential health and nutrition services to every newborn.
India’s child mortality rate has declined substantially between 1990 and 2019, according to a new UN report. The country registered a 4.5 per
cent annual rate of reduction in under-five mortality between 1990-2019. The number of under-five deaths in India dropped from 3.4 million in 1990 to 8,24,000 in 2019. The infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) in India declined from 89 in 1990 to 28 last year, with the country registering
6,79,000 infant deaths last year, a significant decline from 2.4 million infant deaths in 1990. Read More…
