child mortality

Decline in maternal, child mortality rate: Govt

India has demonstrated a reduction in key health indicators like maternal mortality rate, which declined much faster as compared to global rate, the government said today.

Nov 25, 2016, 18:50 PM IST

At 1.3 million, India recorded largest number of under-5 deaths in 2015: Lancet

The Global Burden of Disease study 2015 published in the Lancet which assesses the state of world's health, said over a million under-five children have died in 2015.

Oct 07, 2016, 11:45 AM IST

UP, Bihar, Rajasthan: Worst states for women, J&K catching up

Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar are the worst states for women says an IndiaSpend analysis.

Jul 09, 2016, 13:19 PM IST

16,000 children under age of five die every day: UNICEF

Nearly 5.9 million children will die before their fifth birthday this year mainly of preventable causes, a UN report has warned, though the child mortality rate has fallen by more than 50 per cent since 1990.

Sep 13, 2015, 15:52 PM IST

Bangladesh's child mortality rate drops in 25 years

Bangladesh's child mortality rate has dropped by 73 percent in the last 25 years.

Sep 10, 2015, 18:08 PM IST