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Infant, maternal mortality drop, but disparity remains [1]

The survey points out that the rural-urban divide is highest in Assam for infant mortality rate

Even as infant and maternal mortality rates dropped significantly in nine states, which account for half the country’s population, the disparity between these rates in urban and rural areas as well as between different states hasn’t decreased, according to the Annual Health Survey (2012-13) released by the Office of Registrar General & Census Commissioner.

Publication Date: 
07/03/2014
Business Standard (New Delhi) [2]
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India [3], Infant mortality [4], Maternal Health [5], Assam [6], Jharkhand [7], Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand) [8], Chhattisgarh [9], Rural Health [10], Uttar Pradesh [11], Madhya Pradesh [12], Health [13]
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