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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

According to the Data released by the Registrar General of India which of the following states has the worst infant mortality rate in the country?

A	Madhya Pradesh
B	Kerala
C	Nagaland
D	Bihar

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Rajasthan. Hint: The infant mortality rate is defined as the number of children under the age of one year who die for every 1, 000 live births. The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100, 000 live births over a certain time period.

Detailed explanation-2: – Kerala is having the lowest infant mortality rate in India i.e., 1.8 whereas Madhya Pradesh is having the highest infant mortality rate in India i.e., 18.5. - In the year 2019, the infant mortality rate in India was about 28.3 deaths per 1, 000 live births.

Detailed explanation-3: -Madhya Pradesh has recorded the highest infant mortality rate with 47/1000 figures.

Detailed explanation-4: -The percentage of neo-natal deaths to total infant deaths is 71.9% at the national level and among the bigger states, Odisha (77.7%) registered the highest percentage of neo-natal deaths to infant deaths and Assam the lowest (53.0%).

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