Question. Which of the following statements are NOT correct regarding infant and child mortality rate?
(A)Under 5 mortality rate (U5MR) is 43.
(B)8.02 lacs infants died in the year 2017.
(C)Infant mortality rate(IMR) is 35.
(D)7 states are likely to achieve MDG-4 GOAL.
Answer. D
Related facts-
- There has been a consistent decline in Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) and Under-Five Mortality Rate (U5MR) in India.
- Six states of India though are likely to achieve the IMR and U5 MR target of MDG-4: Tamil Nadu and Kerala in the South, Maharashtra in the West, West Bengal in the East, and Punjab and Himachal Pradesh in the North.
- Currently, India has an infant mortality rate (IMR) is 35 and under 5 child mortality (U5MR) rate is 43. For India MDG-4 goal of IMR and U5MR is 39 and 26 respectively, which we to achieve it till 2030.
- About 8, 02,000 infant deaths were reported in India in 2017.
Links-
https://data.unicef.org/country/ind/
http://unicef.in/CkEditor/ck_Uploaded_Images/img_1364.pdf