Health and Fitness. neonatal mortality.

Over 4 pc of Indian babies die during 1st month of life: studyPosted: Wed Aug 31 2011, 11:31 hrs
Washington:
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A new study has found that more than half of all neonatal mortality -- deaths in newborns, aged 3 weeks and under -- in 2009 occurred in India, Nigeria, Pakistan, China, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Furthermore, over the past 20 years, more than 4 per cent of all babies in India died during the first month of life.

These shocking findings come from a comprehensive and detailed analysis led by Mikkel Z Oestergaard, from the World Health Organization and partners.

The authors also estimate that although the global neonatal mortality rate decreased from 33.2 to 23.9 deaths per 1000 live births, neonatal mortality rate actually increased in eight countries, five of which were in Africa.

Furthermore, in Africa as a whole, progress in improving neonatal mortality rates is slow and has only decreased by less than 1 per cent per year, from 43.6 per 1000 live births in 1990 to 35.9 per 1000 live births in 2009.

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