Determinants Of Infant Mortality Decline In India, 2000–2020

NILESH KUMAR

Affiliations:

Assistant Professor, Economics, MGM College, Sambhal, U.P. INDIA

Infant mortality explains not only the health of a country, but also its overall development. The infant mortality rate (IMR) in India declined from 67 per 1,000 live births in 2000 to 28 in 2020, but the state wise variation is evident. This study focuses on the determinants of decline with the help of World Bank data and regression analysis. The findings indicate that antenatal care and immunization were the drivers of IMR decline. This decline in IMR can be attributed to the improvement in maternal and preventive health services in India. To achieve IMR at the level of top ten countries of the world, we need to focus on better health care system, sustained immunization and improvement in antenatal care

Keywords:
Infant mortality, India, Antenatal care, Immunisation, Health expenditure, Sanitation, Female literacy, SDG

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