Major causes of Infant mortality

Q.  The highest incidents of infant mortality in India are caused due to
- Published on 11 May 16

a. Pneumonia
b. Prematurity & low birth weight
c. Infections
d. Birth asphyxia & birth trauma

ANSWER: Prematurity & low birth weight
 
  • The major causes of Infant mortality are: Prematurity & low birth weight (35.9%), Pneumonia (16.9%), Birth asphyxia & birth trauma (9.9%), other non-communicable diseases (7.9%), diarrhoeal diseases (6.7%), ill-defined (4.6%), congenital anomalies (4.6%), infections (4.2%), injuries (2.1%), fever of unknown origin (1.7%), other causes (5.4%).

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