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infant mortality rate news

Haryana infant mortality dips, equals national average: Report

Officials are working to counter the declining fertility rate as most families have adopted the single child concept, says Virender Yadav, director, National Health Mission, Haryana.
chandigarh news
Published on Jun 05, 2026 06:38 am IST

Deaths in India remain above pre-Covid rate, fertility rate below replacement

The 2024 SRS report shows that India’s crude birth rate –the number of births per thousand population– was 18.3 in 2024, down from 18.4 in 2023.
india news
Updated on May 22, 2026 10:53 am IST

Pune records sharp decline in infant & child mortality; civic body targets vulnerable pockets

the infant mortality rate (IMR), which measures the deaths of children under one year per 1,000 live births, fell from 16.81 in 2021 to 5.62 in 2025. (FILE)
pune news
Published on May 18, 2026 05:52 am IST

‘Saas-Bahu-Pati’ meets bring down J’khand MMR, IMR

‘Saas-Bahu-Pati’ meets bring down J’khand MMR, IMR
others
Updated on Apr 02, 2026 09:35 pm IST

UP will be at forefront of AI-driven healthcare in country: CM

UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath at a conference on artificial intelligence (AI) in Lucknow on January 12. (HT photo)
lucknow news
Updated on Jan 12, 2026 08:19 pm IST

India's infant mortality rate touches low of 25, down from 40 in 2013

India's infant mortality rate touches low of 25, down from 40 in 2013
india news
Published on Sept 04, 2025 12:36 pm IST

Ambulance services benefitted over 13 cr patients in last 8 yrs: UP govt

(Pic for representation only)
lucknow news
Published on Apr 25, 2025 08:04 am IST

Maharashtra records 117k infant deaths in 7 years; daily average nears 46

Access to family planning can reduce infant mortality by 10% and childhood mortality by 21%. Family planning is therefore a key intervention to prevent maternal, infant and childhood mortality. (Reuters Photo)
mumbai news
Published on Apr 22, 2025 09:12 am IST

NHM report flags 20 U.P. districts for poor child health indicators

For representation only. (Sourced)
lucknow news
Published on Apr 13, 2025 09:02 pm IST

Govt steps led to dip in maternal, infant mortality rates: MoS in Parliament

Union minister of state for health and family welfare Anupriya Patel said that the significant improvement in numbers was a result of comprehensive measures taken by the government of India under its National Health Mission (NHM). (ANI)
india news
Published on Feb 08, 2025 08:04 am IST

Chandigarh: Mother & child care centre coming up at GMCH-32

An exclusive 260-bed Mother and Child Care Centre will decrease infant mortality rate and mother mortality rate, said Dr AK Attri, Director Principal, Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, Chandigarh. (HT Photo)
chandigarh news
Updated on Jul 22, 2024 07:32 am IST

Taste of Life: Pune doctor’s struggle to justify buttermilk feed to reduce risk of infant mortality

Buttermilk feeding was indicated in cases of indigestion, atrophy, and malnutrition. (Wikipedia)
pune news
Updated on Nov 23, 2023 09:58 am IST

Improvement in human development indicators of SCs, STs: Govt informs Parliament

The literacy rates of such social groups have seen steady growth in the last three decades. (ANI file image)
india news
Updated on Apr 04, 2023 02:06 pm IST

Jammu and Kashmir witnesses decline in infant mortality rate

To further decrease the infant mortality rate in the Union Territory to single digit by 2022, an action plan has been developed which is being implemented at various levels, the spokesman said.
india news
Published on May 09, 2020 01:55 pm IST

Missed childhood vaccinations trigger worry

India is inching closer towards the Sustainable Development Goal of bringing IMR down to 25 or fewer by 2030.
india news
Updated on Apr 29, 2020 12:33 am IST

In Odisha, infants died of respiratory infection, says visiting medical team

The medical team from Koraput has been instructed to conduct proper screening and checkups and necessary tests of infants in the village for the next one week.
india news
Updated on Nov 11, 2019 08:37 pm IST

Review: Air-Pollution, Climate Change and India’s Choice Between Policy and Pretence by Dean Spears

UP sheet street: Going to school in smog caused by crop burning.
books
Updated on Sept 07, 2019 12:48 pm IST

16,539 infant deaths in Maharashtra in 2018-19

mumbai news
Published on Jun 22, 2019 12:37 am IST

Gurugram’s infant mortality rate halves in five years

According to district health department officials, the IMR decreased in Gurugram due to better health infrastructure, such as neo-natal ICUs and special care newborn units.
gurugram news
Updated on Jun 21, 2019 03:47 am IST

Infant deaths down in country but the job is far from done

Despite the progress, India remains an underachiever compared to the world average.
opinion
Updated on Jun 02, 2019 05:02 am IST

Delhi’s infant mortality rate drops to 16 per 1,000 births, 2nd lowest among large states

Delhi’s infant mortality rate (IMR) went down by two points to 16 in 2017 compared to the year before, making it the state with second-lowest infant mortality among states with a population of 10 million or more
delhi news
Published on Jun 01, 2019 05:28 am IST

‘Have more kids, keep state young’, says Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu in push to avail population-based benefits

Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu Friday offered incentives to couples willing to have more than two children. He also phased out the norm barring candidates with more than two children from contesting in the upcoming local bodies’ elections.
india news
Updated on Dec 29, 2018 01:03 pm IST

Infant mortality rate: 850 kids under five die every day in Uttar Pradesh

The prime reasons for deaths in first 28 days are pneumonia, intrapartum-related events, pre-term birth complications, sepsis, meningitis, tetanus, and congenital anomalies
lucknow news
Published on Nov 14, 2018 08:21 am IST

We will treat cancer of corruption with chemotherapy and radiation: Scindia

india news
Updated on Jun 04, 2018 06:40 pm IST

India at 70: A comparison of progress with Pakistan and 4 other nations

Schoolchildren take part in the full dress rehearsal for Independence Day function at the Red Fort in New Delhi on Sunday.
india news
Updated on Apr 25, 2018 04:18 pm IST
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