India’s child mortality rate on top in 2015: Study

According to a new research published in the journal Lancet Global Health, India can accelerate its reduction of under five mortality rates by scaling up vaccine coverage and improving childbirth and neonatal care, especially in states where mortality rates remain high.

By: IANS | | Published: May 16, 2019 8:49 am

In India, the annual mortality among children under five came down from 2.5 million in 2000 to 1.2 million in 2015. © Shutterstock

At 47.8 deaths per 1,000 live births, India in 2015 had more deaths among children under five than any other country, new research has found.

“India can accelerate its reduction of under five mortality rates by scaling up vaccine coverage and improving childbirth and neonatal care, especially in states where mortality rates remain high,” said study co-lead author Li Liu, Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in the US.

For the study, the researchers analysed state-level Indian data on the causes of death among children under five for the years 2000-2015.

In 2017, India’s under-five mortality rate matched the global average (39 deaths per 1,000 live births), according to a report released on September 18, 2018, by the United Nations Inter-Agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation.

Published : May 16, 2019 8:49 am

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