Over the past 10 years,Rajasthanhas improved considerably in saving the lives of infants. Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in the state has reduced from 59 to 35 which means that for every 1,000 babies born, 35 are dying before turning a year old, just released data from the Sample Registration System (SRS), office of the registrar general, India shows based on the figures of 2019.
The survey shows that national Average reduction in IMR in the past 10 years was 20, but in Rajasthan it was 24from 59 to 35 deaths per 1,000 live births.
Though state has gained more in reduction in IMR in comparison to countrys reduction in 10 years, still the average IMR in the country is lesser than the states IMR. Countrys IMR has reduced from 32 to 30, while states IMR has taken a dip from 37 to 35 from 2018 to 2019. Odisha has reported highest reduction by 27 deaths per 1,000 live births, followed by J&K (25) and Rajasthan is at the third place, sharing it withAndhra PradeshandHaryanaas they witnessed reduction in IMR by 24 deaths per 1,000 live births.
While the state has witnessing significant reduction in IMR but there is still a major concern as the gap between rural and urban areas is quite wide. In urban areas, 25 infants died per 1,000 live births but in rural areas it is 38 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, which indicates that a lot of work needs to be done in rural areas to save more lives of the infants.