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Average infant mortality rate down 30% in past 10 years [1]

Tamil Nadu Reduced Rate by 46%, West Bengal 37%, Urban Delhi Unchanged

Recently released data on infant deaths across states in India has thrown up surprising results, leaving health experts puzzled. Average infant mortality rate for the country as a whole stood at 50 in 2009, down by 30% compared to a decade ago.

Publication Date: 
18/05/2011
Times Of India (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Infant mortality [3], Health Care [4], India [5], Children [6]

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