CHILD MORTALITY INDICATORS

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As per the data released by the Sample Registration System (SRS), India has achieved a milestone in the deduction of child mortality rates, and will soon achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) targets by 2030.
- The Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Report, 2020 released by the Registrar General of India (RGI).
- The Registrar General of India was established in 1961 under the Ministry of Home Affairs, for conducting and analyzing the results of the demographic surveys of India including the Census of India and the Linguistic Survey of India.

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The data highlighted a decline in the under 5 Child Mortality Rate (U5MR) from 35 per 1000 live births in 2019 to 32 per 1000 live births in 2020.
- U5MR for females are higher (33) than males (31).
- The highest decline of U5MR is observed in Uttar Pradesh (5 points) and Karnataka (5 points)
- Child mortality is the mortality of children under the age of 5 years. It is expressed in terms of per 1,000 live births. It includes neonatal mortality and infant mortality.
A decline in Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) from 30 per 1000 live births in 2019 to 28 per 1000 live births in 2020.
- No gender difference has been observed in 2020 (Male -28, Female - 28).
- Infant mortality is the death of children before reaching the age of 1 year. This is measured by the infant mortality rate (IMR), which shows the deaths of children under one year of age per 1000 live births.
A drop in Neonatal Mortality Rate from 22 per 1000 live births in 2019 to 20 per 1000 live births in 2020.
- Neonatal deaths (deaths among live births during the first 28 days of life). This is calculated based on the number of deaths during the first 28 days of life per 1000 live births.
6 States/ UT has already achieved the SDG target of NMR (12 or below by 2030).
- Kerala (4)
- Delhi (9)
- Tamil Nadu (9)
- Maharashtra (11)
- Jammu & Kashmir (12)
- Punjab (12)
11 States/UT has already attained the SDGs target of U5MR (25 or below by 2030).
- Kerala (8)
- Tamil Nadu (13)
- Delhi (14)
- Maharashtra (18)
- Jammu and Kashmir (17)
- Karnataka (21)
- Punjab (22)
- West Bengal (22)
- Telangana (23)
- Gujarat (24)
- Himachal Pradesh (24)

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