Visakhapatnam: Pointing out that Andhra Pradesh's infant mortality rate is much higher than neighbouring states, the NGO Praja Arogya Vedika on Thursday asked Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu to increase the state's healthcare budget to 6 per cent of the gross state domestic product. Anaemia rates among children aged 6 to 59 months have also risen, increasing from 59 per …
The Data Point published on February 5, had highlighted how panchayats earn only 1% of their income through taxes, with the rest being sourced from Central and State grants. The RBI study uses two datasets to show that panchayats which scored high on the health, nutrition, and sanitation parameters also had lower rural IMRs. Given that panchayats play a vital …
After 75 years of Independence, there is a stark difference among the States on key health metrics. Regions: North, South, East, Northeast, West, Central India and Union Territory Life expectancy at birth: 1991-95 vs 2013-17 With an average life expectancy of 72.9 and 75.2 during the early 1990s and 2013-17 respectively, Kerala remained the State with the highest life expectancy …
The infant mortality rate improved in all the States between 2014 and 2019. How to read the tables The tables list the IMR of major States and the rank of the State among 185 countries in 2009, 2014 and 2019. Click to remove AMP mode In 2019, Kerala's IMR of 12 was the best among major States in the country …
Jammu and Kashmir has shown record improvement in the last three years in key maternal and child health indicators, with a reduction in neonatal mortality rate and infant mortality rate. The NMR came down 22 points from 23.1 to 9.8, IMR reduced 16 points from 32.4 to 16.3 and the under-five mortality rate saw a 19 point decrease from 37.6 …