Infant Mortality Rate in India: Health Statistics

Reviewed by The Medindia Review Team on Jan 19, 2018

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India has an infant mortality rate of 40 (per 1000 live births).

Infant Mortality Rate in India by Sex - 2013
Male	Female	Total
39	42	40

Infant Mortality in India by Sex and Residence - 2013
Rural			Urban
Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total
43	46	44	26	28	27

Infant Mortality Rate is higher among rural regions than among the urban regions in India.

Infant Mortality Rate in India - All States & UT’s: 2013
State	Male	Female	Total
Andhra Pradesh	39	40	39
Arunachal Pradesh	32	33	32
Assam	53	55	54
Bihar	40	43	42
Chhattisgarh	45	47	46
Goa	8	10	9
Gujarat	35	37	36
Haryana	40	42	41
Himachal Pradesh	33	36	35
Jammu & Kashmir	36	38	37
Jharkhand	35	38	37
Karnataka	30	32	31
Kerala	10	13	12
Madhya Pradesh	52	55	54
Maharashtra	23	25	24
Manipur	9	10	10
Meghalaya	46	48	47
Mizoram	33	37	35
Nagaland	14	23	18
Odisha	50	52	51
Punjab	25	27	26
Rajasthan	45	49	47
Sikkim	20	25	22
Tamil Nadu	20	21	21
Tripura	22	30	26
Uttar Pradesh	49	52	50
Uttrakhand	30	33	32
West Bengal	30	33	31
A& N Island	20	28	24
Chandigarh	20	22	21
Delhi	29	34	31
D&N Haveli	19	20	20
Daman & Diu	23	25	24
Lakshadweep	19	29	24
Puducherry	15	19	17
Total	39	42	40

References:

National Health Profile 2016, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Gov’t of India.