Under 5 Child Mortality Rate in India falls
Q. Under 5 Child Mortality Rate in India is- Published on 21 Sep 16a. 42
b. 45
c. 49
d. 55
ANSWER: 45
- Focussed, committed and targeted interventions of the Government have borne positive fruits in 2014. The Under-5 Child Mortality has fallen by a significant four points during 2013-14.
- The U5MR in 2014 is 45 compared to U5MR in 2013, which stood at 49 indicating a 4 point decline.
- While the decline between 2012-13 was by three points (it was 52 in 2012 and 49 in 2013).
- This implies that about 1.26 lakh additional under-five deaths have been averted in 2014.
- The Union Health Ministry stated considering the significant progress in 2014, India is set to achieve MDG4 target of under-five mortality of 42 per 1000 live births in 2015.
- Moreover, the rural urban differential in under-five mortality is reduced to 23 points in comparison to 26 points in 2013 indicating good progress in rural areas.
- The success has been possible due to dedicated efforts during the neonatal period through establishment of special new-born care units (SNCU), systematic home visits by ASHA workers to all new-borns for improving breastfeeding practices, improvement in quality institutional delivery.
