About 8,02,000 infant deaths were reported in India in 2017, the lowest in five years, according to the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNIGME). A new UNIGME report said 6,05,000 neonatal deaths were reported in India in 2017, while the number of deaths among children aged 5-14 was 1,52,000. About 8,02,000 infant deaths were reported in India in 2017, the report said. [2]
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/levels-trends-child-mortality-report-2018
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/UN IGME Child Mortality Report 2018.pdf<br />
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/un-inter-agency-group-child-mortality-estimation
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/infant-mortality
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/children
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/statistics
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global