Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 CommerceEconomicsPOPULATION3 Marks
Question
What is infant mortality rate? Why is it very high in India?
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Answer
High infant mortality rate:
Out of every $1000$ children born in a given year, the number of children that die within one year of age is known as infant mortality rate.
Infant mortality rate is quite high in India in comparison to developed countries. The main reasons for high infant mortality rate are poverty, less care given to girl child, lack of nutritional food, frequent abortions among women, age-old practice in the upbringing of a child, inadequate medical facilities, less gap between two children, etc.
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