List of Indian states by infant mortality rate
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] This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country. According to this national data India's IMR stood at 30 per 1,000 live births in 2019, while according to the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation it stood at 28 per 1,000 live births.[2]
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List
Rank | State | Infant mortality per 1000[1] | |
---|---|---|---|
2019 | 2015 | ||
0 | India | 30 | 37 |
1 | Nagaland | 3 | 12 |
1 | Mizoram | 3 | 32 |
3 | Sikkim | 5 | 18 |
4 | Kerala | 6 | 12 |
5 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 7 | 20 |
6 | Goa | 8 | 9 |
6 | Lakshadweep | 8 | 20 |
8 | Puducherry | 9 | 11 |
9 | Manipur | 10 | 9 |
10 | Delhi | 11 | 18 |
10 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 11 | 21 |
12 | Chandigarh | 13 | 21 |
13 | Tamil Nadu | 15 | 19 |
14 | Daman and Diu | 17 | 18 |
14 | Maharashtra | 17 | 21 |
16 | Punjab | 19 | 23 |
16 | Himachal Pradesh | 19 | 28 |
18 | Jammu and Kashmir | 20 | 26 |
18 | West Bengal | 20 | 26 |
20 | Tripura | 21 | 20 |
20 | Karnataka | 21 | 28 |
22 | Telangana | 23 | 34 |
23 | Gujarat | 25 | 33 |
23 | Andhra Pradesh | 25 | 37 |
25 | Jharkhand | 27 | 32 |
25 | Uttarakhand | 27 | 34 |
25 | Haryana | 27 | 36 |
28 | Arunachal Pradesh | 29 | 30 |
28 | Bihar | 29 | 42 |
30 | Meghalaya | 33 | 42 |
31 | Rajasthan | 35 | 43 |
32 | Odisha | 38 | 46 |
33 | Chhattisgarh | 40 | 41 |
33 | Assam | 40 | 47 |
35 | Uttar Pradesh | 41 | 46 |
36 | Madhya Pradesh | 46 | 50 |
References
- ^ a b "Infant Mortality and Maternal Mortality in Indian states". www.pib.gov.in. 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "Infant Mortality in 2019". www.childmortality.org. 2023-08-16. Retrieved 2024-03-28.