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India has highest child mortality rate in the world

New Delhi: With almost 19,000 children under five years of age dying every day across the world, India tops the list of countries with the highest number of 15.55 lakh such deaths in 2011, according to a UN agency.

The `Child Mortality Estimates Report 2012` released by Unicef in New York has said that in 2011, around 50 per cent of global under-five deaths occurred in just five countries of India, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pakistan and China.

Incidentally, India`s toll is higher than the deaths in Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo and Pakistan put together.

According to a UN agency, India tops the list of countries with the highest number of 15.55 lakh under five years of age deaths in 2011.
India has highest child mortality rate in the world

While there have been 7.56 lakh deaths in Nigeria during the last year, Democratic Republic of the Congo accounts for 4.65 lakh deaths and Pakistan 3.52 lakh deaths of under-five children during 2011.

China reported 2.49 lakh deaths of under-5 kids last year, followed by 1.94 lakh by Ethiopia and 1.34 lakh each by Indonesia and Bangladesh. Uganda with 1.31 lakh such deaths and Afghanistan with 1.28 lakh deaths held the ninth and 10th position in the list of 10 top countries reporting under-five children deaths


With almost 19,000 children under five years of age dying every day across the world, India tops the list of countries with the highest number of 15.55 lakh such deaths in 2011, according to a UN agency.

The `Child Mortality Estimates Report 2012` released by Unicef in New York has said that in 2011, around 50 per cent of global under-five deaths occurred in just five countries of India, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pakistan and China.

Incidentally, India`s toll is higher than the deaths in Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo and Pakistan put together.

According to a UN agency, India tops the list of countries with the highest number of 15.55 lakh under five years of age deaths in 2011.
India has highest child mortality rate in the world

While there have been 7.56 lakh deaths in Nigeria during the last year, Democratic Republic of the Congo accounts for 4.65 lakh deaths and Pakistan 3.52 lakh deaths of under-five children during 2011.

China reported 2.49 lakh deaths of under-5 kids last year, followed by 1.94 lakh by Ethiopia and 1.34 lakh each by Indonesia and Bangladesh. Uganda with 1.31 lakh such deaths and Afghanistan with 1.28 lakh deaths held the ninth and 10th position in the list of 10 top countries reporting under-five children deaths.

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Ye kia chutiyapa hai..
Ghee news ko mortality or mortality rate me koi fark nai dikhta..
India has highest no of child deaths but rate is not highest.

But its still sad that everyday thousands of our children are dying.

Causes:
undernourishment of mother
Rising food prices
Poor public health systems
Poor child care


We have improved a lot in past 20 years. Reduced the deaths by nearly 50%.
Hope we overcome the challenges soon. I request you all to work for the health,well being, growth and education of our children. They are our future.
 
This sucks !!! ...............We really need heavy investment in health sector....need a mix of British and US system..............the doctor patient ratios is too low......bed to population ratio too low and to top it rural doctors are too low...........


The amount of grains that rot in godowns are humongous.........................aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh
 
Lakhs of children die in india and lakhs are born every day in india...
 
That's not true. The title is misleading. Under 5 deaths are maximum in India because of sheer size of the population .


here is the rank :

1 Somalia 180
2 Mali 178
3 Burkina Faso 176
4 Sierra Leone 174
5 Chad 173
6 Congo (Dem. Republic of) 170
7 Haiti 165
8 Angola 161
9 Central African Republic 159
10 Guinea-Bissau 150
11 Afghanistan 149
12 Niger 143
12 Nigeria 143
13 Burundi 142
14 Cameroon 136
15 Mozambique 135
16 Guinea 130
17 Cote d'Ivoire 123
18 Equatorial Guinea 121
19 Benin 115
20 Mauritania 111

India ranks 49 with under 5 mortality rate of 61


Pakistan ranks 39 with a higher than India under 5 mortality rate of 72
 
That's not true. The title is misleading. Under 5 deaths are maximum in India because of sheer size of the population .


here is the rank :

1 Somalia 180
2 Mali 178
3 Burkina Faso 176
4 Sierra Leone 174
5 Chad 173
6 Congo (Dem. Republic of) 170
7 Haiti 165
8 Angola 161
9 Central African Republic 159
10 Guinea-Bissau 150
11 Afghanistan 149
12 Niger 143
12 Nigeria 143
13 Burundi 142
14 Cameroon 136
15 Mozambique 135
16 Guinea 130
17 Cote d'Ivoire 123
18 Equatorial Guinea 121
19 Benin 115
20 Mauritania 111

India ranks 49 with under 5 mortality rate of 61


Pakistan ranks 39 with a higher than India under 5 mortality rate of 72

You didn't read my post.I explained that.
I posted this article because of false reporting of zeenews
 
You didn't read my post.I explained that.
I posted this article because of false reporting of zeenews

the Journo who wrote this piece doesn't know the difference between 'rate' and absolute numbers.
 
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