Articles for Infant Mortality Rate

Infant mortality rate rose 8% in wake of Texas abortion ban, study shows
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Infant mortality rate rose 8% in wake of Texas abortion ban, study shows

LA Times  

Opponents of Texas’ abortion ban rally outside the state Capitol in Austin in 2022. A study released by Johns Hopkins University shows the infant death rate in Texas rose in the wake of the ban. In the wake of Texas’ abortion ban, the state’s infant death rate increased and more died of birth defects, a study published by Johns Hopkins …

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Comparing the growth and development of Indian States
2 years, 4 months ago

Comparing the growth and development of Indian States

The Hindu  

After obtaining freedom 75 years ago, India battled with poverty, hunger, poor healthcare, and lack of basic facilities for its citizens. While most northern States have outpaced many other regions in terms of agriculture yield per hectare, availability of drinking water with pipes/pumps, and protected wells and toilet facilities, they have lagged behind on health indicators such as infant mortality …

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Yogi Govt To Survey 3 Lakh Women Who Delivered Kids Last Yr to Bring Down Maternal, Infant Mortality Rates
2 years, 6 months ago

Yogi Govt To Survey 3 Lakh Women Who Delivered Kids Last Yr to Bring Down Maternal, Infant Mortality Rates

News 18  

The Yogi Adityanath government is planning its own annual survey, starting with interviewing around three lakh women who delivered a child in Uttar Pradesh in the last one year, in an effort to bring down its high maternal and infant mortality rates, News18 has learnt. As per the Sample Registration System estimates, 2018, UP’s Maternal Mortality Ratio has been 197 …

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Karnataka’s infant mortality rate falls by two points in 2020
2 years, 6 months ago

Karnataka’s infant mortality rate falls by two points in 2020

The Hindu  

In a pointer to improved health indicators, Karnataka’s Infant Mortality Rate fell by two points from 21 in 2019 to 19 in 2020, according to the Sample Registration System bulletin for 2020 released on Thursday. IMR is defined as the infant deaths per thousand live births in a given time period and for a given region. While 21 infant deaths …

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