Lok Sabha Question No. 43 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-02
Subject: Neonatal Infections
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SURESH KODIKUNNIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 43 TO BE ANSWERED ON   2 ND FEBRUARY,  2018

## NEONATAL INFECTIONS

## 43. SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there has been any significant reduction in mortality among children under a due to diseases such as pneumonia, diarrhoea, neonatal infections and birth asphyxia be 2000- 2015;
- (b)if so, the details thereof, State - wise during the last three years;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  identified  States  that  are  low  performing  in  reducti neonatal infections and diseases; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a)& (b) : According to the study 'India's Million Death Study' published in The Lancet, Oct 2017  Pneumonia and diarrhoea mortality fell by over 60%, mor tality from birth asphyxia and birth - related trauma during delivery fell by 66% and measles and tetanus mortality fell by Under 5 Mortality Rate during the last three years is placed on Annexure I.
- (c ) &( d) : As per 'India health of the Nation's states' 2017, released by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), neonatal infection and diseases are an important cause of neonata mortality. The details of neonatal mortality rate state - wise are at A nnexure II .

Annexure I Status of Under 5 Mortality Rate:

| States           | 2013   |   2014 |   2015 |   2016 |
|------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| India            | 49     |     45 |     43 |     39 |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 41     |     40 |     39 |     37 |
| Assam            | 73     |     66 |     62 |     52 |
| Bihar            | 54     |     53 |     48 |     43 |
| Chhattisgarh     | 53     |     49 |     48 |     49 |
| Delhi            | 26     |     21 |     20 |     22 |
| Gujarat          | 45     |     41 |     39 |     33 |
| Haryana          | 45     |     40 |     43 |     37 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 41     |     36 |     33 |     27 |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | 40     |     35 |     28 |     26 |
| Jharkhand        | 48     |     44 |     39 |     33 |
| Karnataka        | 35     |     31 |     31 |     29 |
| Kerala           | 12     |     13 |     13 |     11 |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 69     |     65 |     62 |     55 |
| Maharashtra      | 26     |     23 |     24 |     21 |
| Odisha           | 66     |     60 |     56 |     50 |
| Punjab           | 31     |     27 |     27 |     24 |
| Rajasthan        | 57     |     51 |     50 |     45 |
| Tamil Nadu       | 23     |     21 |     20 |     19 |
| Telangana        |        |     37 |     34 |     34 |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 64     |     57 |     51 |     47 |
| Uttarakhand      |        |     36 |     38 |     41 |
| West Bengal      | 35     |     30 |     30 |     27 |

(Source: Sample Registration System)

Annexure II Status of Neo-natal Mortality Rate:

| States           | 2013   |   2014 |   2015 |   2016 |
|------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| India            | 28     |     26 |     25 |     24 |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 25     |     26 |     24 |     23 |
| Assam            | 27     |     26 |     25 |     23 |
| Bihar            | 28     |     27 |     28 |     27 |
| Chhattisgarh     | 31     |     28 |     27 |     26 |
| Delhi            | 16     |     13 |     14 |     12 |
| Gujarat          | 26     |     24 |     23 |     21 |
| Haryana          | 26     |     23 |     24 |     22 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 25     |     25 |     19 |     16 |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | 29     |     26 |     20 |     18 |
| Jharkhand        | 26     |     25 |     23 |     21 |
| Karnataka        | 22     |     20 |     19 |     18 |
| Kerala           | 6      |      6 |      6 |      6 |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 36     |     35 |     34 |     32 |
| Maharashtra      | 17     |     16 |     15 |     13 |
| Orissa           | 37     |     36 |     35 |     32 |
| Punjab           | 16     |     14 |     13 |     13 |
| Rajasthan        | 32     |     32 |     30 |     28 |
| Tamil Nadu       | 15     |     14 |     14 |     12 |
| Telangana        |        |     25 |     23 |     21 |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 35     |     32 |     31 |     30 |
| Uttarakhand      |        |     26 |     28 |     30 |
| West Bengal      | 21     |     19 |     18 |     17 |

(Source: Sample Registration System)