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The Infant Mortality Rate in Assam continues to be up on the national level according to the bulletin released by Sample Registration Survey (SRS)

UPDATED: July 19, 2021 13:04 IST Photo by Pankaj Tiwari Madhya Pradesh, which has long had the dubious distinction of being a ‘ bimaru’ state (a reference to its sick economy and poor development indicators) is making a push to salvage its reputation. Improving nutritional outcomes has been identified as a priority, and, to that end, the state recently announced a new nutrition policy. Madhya Pradesh, which has long had the dubious distinction of being a ‘ bimaru’ state (a reference to its sick economy and poor development indicators) is making a push to salvage its reputation. Improv...

This note examines recent trends in infant mortality in India, based on summary reports from the Sample Registration System. We find evidence of slowdown, pauses, and reversals in infant mortality decline in large parts of India in 2017 and 2018. In urban areas, the infant mortality rate stagnated at 23 deaths per 1,000 births between 2016 and 2018. Worse, overall infant mortality increased in the poorer states of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh. One possible interpretation of these findings is that the demonetisation experiment in late 2016 and the subsequent econ...

This note examines recent trends in infant mortality in India, based on summary reports from the Sample Registration System. We find evidence of slowdown, pauses, and reversals in infant mortality decline in large parts of India in 2017 and 2018. In urban areas, the infant mortality rate stagnated at 23 deaths per 1,000 births between 2016 and 2018. Worse, overall infant mortality increased in the poorer states of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh. One possible interpretation of these findings is that the demonetisation experiment in late 2016 and the subsequent econo...

This note examines recent trends in infant mortality in India, based on summary reports from the Sample Registration System. We find evidence of slowdown, pauses, and reversals in infant mortality decline in large parts of India in 2017 and 2018. In urban areas, the infant mortality rate stagnated at 23 deaths per 1,000 births between 2016 and 2018. Worse, overall infant mortality increased in the poorer states of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh. One possible interpretation of these findings is that the demonetisation experiment in late 2016 and the subsequent econo...