JAIPUR: The infant mortality rate (IMR) in the state has come down from 55 per 1000 live births to 52 per 1000 live births, says the recently released Sample Registration Survey (SRS), 2011, conducted by the Registrar General of India.

The IMR in the state has reduced by 3 points over the last one year, which is equal to the amount of decrease in the IMR in the country. As per the SRS 2010, the IMR in the state was 55 per 1,000 live births. Also, the IMR in India was 47 as per SRS 2010 but it has come down to 44 according to the survey released in October.