India has achieved landmark achievement in further reduction of child mortality rates.
The Child Mortality Rates in India are released by the Registrar General of India.
The data regarding it is released under the Sample Registration System(SRS) Statistical Report 2020.
India has been witnessing a progressive reduction in Infant Mortality Rate , Under-5 Mortality Rate, Neo-Natal Mortality Rate since 2014.
This will help India towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) targets by 2030.
Under 5 Mortality Rate (U5MR) for the country has shown significant decline of 3 points (Annual Decline Rate: 8.6%) from 2019 (32 per 1000 live births in 2020 against 35 per 1000 live births in 2019).
It varies from 36 in rural areas to 21 in urban areas.
Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) has also registered 2-point decline to 28 per 1000 live births in 2020 from 30 per 1000 live births in 2019 (Annual Decline Rate: 6.7%).
The Rural-Urban difference has narrowed to 12 points (Urban 19, Rural-31).
Neonatal Mortality Rate has also declined by 2 points from 22 per 1000 live births in 2019 to 20 per 1000 live births in 2020 (Annual Decline Rate: 9.1%). It ranges from 12 in urban areas to 23 in rural areas.