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Aizawl, May 28 (PTI): Mizoram has the lowest infant mortality rate (IMR) in the country with three deaths per thousand live births, as per data published by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. The north-eastern state made the achievement for the second consecutive year, officials in Aizawl said. Nagaland with an IMR of four secured second place, followed by Sikkim and Goa having an IMR of five each, as per the Sample Registration System (SRS) bulletin 2020. While the national...

The Registrar General of India estimates just over 81 lakh deaths from all causes in 2020.

Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, May 26: The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has registered tremendous decline in the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) during last one year. The IMR has decreased from 20 to 17 in a single year much better than the national average of IMR which stands at 28 as per the Sample Registration System (SRS) 2020 report released by Registrar General of India (RGI-SRS) today. The IMR is an important health indicator which shows number of deaths of […]

With the decline of 39 points in Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in between 2005 and 2020, Odisha tops in the decline point list in the entire country, officials have said.This was reported in the Sample Registration System (SRS) bulletin 2020 ...

The figures of excess mortality during the pandemic, released by the WHO earlier this month, have generated much heat and controversy in India and elsewhere. It has estimated the number of lives lost due to the pandemic in the last two years is 14.9 million, which is almost 2.7 times more than what

A WHO report on Covid-related deaths suggests that the toll in India was far larger than the official numbers, but as both sides lay out their arguments, one truth stands exposed—the lack of transparency and accuracy of data - Issue Date: May 23, 2022

By Mohammed Rayees ur Rahim Taj Mahal, a monument of eternal love of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan towards his wife Mumtaz Mahal aka Arjumand Banu Begum, also tells the story of maternal death as she died at a young age of 39 years due to postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) or excessive bleeding during childbirth. Despite significant advances in medicine and technology, many women in

The WHO is expected to place estimated mortality in India from Covid-19 at 4 million as of the end of 2021, about eight times the officially reported figure.

The Indian government’s complains that the World Health Organisation’s methodology used to calculate deaths from Covid-19 not included in official statistics are incorrect

Jhajjar, Haryana: “There are families who keep trying to get a boy child, they have three, four, five daughters but they keep trying in the hope of a son,” said Sunita Devi, the pradhaan (head) of...