Lok Sabha Question No. 3363 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-12
Subject: Untimely Death of Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Ravi Kishan Shukla, P.P. Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3363

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.07.2019

## UNTIMELY DEATH OF CHILDREN

## +3363. SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

- SHRI RAVI KISHAN: SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the rate of untimely death of children in the age group of 0-10 years during the last 10 years, State/UTwise including Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra;
- (b) whether death rate of children has increased over the years and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, State-wise;
- (c) the efforts made by the Government to check or avoid the untimely deaths of children during the last five years; and
- (d) the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) to (d) The State/UT-wise data indicating the Infant Mortality Rate  (IMR) per 1000 live births during 20052017, as captured through Sample Registration System (SRS), is at Annexure-I . The State/UT-wise data indicating the total accidental death of children (below 14 years) during 2006-2015 is at Annexure-II . The increase/decrease in the death rate of children is indicated in the annexed statements.

The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) has legislated various child centric Acts such as the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act (CPCR) 2005, Protection of Children from Sexual  Offences  (POCSO)  Act,  2012  and  the  Juvenile  Justice  (Care  and  Protection  of  Children)  Act, 2015 (JJ Act)  for  protection  and  promotion  of  child  rights.  While  the  JJ  Act,  2015  ensures  the  safety, security, dignity and well-being of children, the POCSO Act, 2012 as a special law focusses on protection of children from sexual abuse and exploitation.

The Government has taken various steps, under the National Health Mission, for improving child health  practices  and  for  reducing  child  mortality  which  includes  promotion  of  Institutional  deliveries through cash incentive under Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) and Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram (JSSK),  promotion  of  appropriate  Infant  and  Young  Child  Feeding  (IYCF)  practices,  implementation  of Universal  Immunization  Programme  (UIP)  wherein  vaccination  to  children  is  provided  against  life threatening diseases such as Tuberculosis, Diphtheria, Pertussis, Polio, Tetanus, Hepatitis B, Measles, Rubella,  Pneumonia  and  Meningitis  caused  by  Haemophilus  Influenzae  B  and  setting  up  of  Nutrition Rehabilitation  Centres  (NRCs)  at  public  health  facilities  to  treat  and  manage  the  children  with  Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) admitted with medical complications.

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Statement Referred To In Part (a) to (d) of Reply To Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No.3363 For Answer On 12.07.2019 Raised By Shri  Sudhakar  Tukaram  Shrangare,  Shri  Ravi  Kishan,  Shri  P.P.  Chaudhary  Regarding  'Untimely  Death  of  Children'  indicating State/UT-wise trend of Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) per 1000 live births, SRS

| S. N.   | States                   | Infant Mortality Rate (SRS)   | Infant Mortality Rate (SRS)   | Infant Mortality Rate (SRS)   | Infant Mortality Rate (SRS)   | Infant Mortality Rate (SRS)   | Infant Mortality Rate (SRS)   | Infant Mortality Rate (SRS)   | Infant Mortality Rate (SRS)   | Infant Mortality Rate (SRS)   | Infant Mortality Rate (SRS)   | Infant Mortality Rate (SRS)   | Infant Mortality Rate (SRS)   | Infant Mortality Rate (SRS)   |
|---------|--------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| S. N.   | States                   | 2005                          | 2006                          | 2007                          | 2008                          | 2009                          | 2010                          | 2011                          | 2012                          | 2013                          | 2014                          | 2015                          | 2016                          | 2017                          |
| 1       | ALL INDIA Andhra Pradesh | 58 57                         | 57 56                         | 55 54                         | 53 52                         | 50 49                         | 47 46                         | 44 43                         | 42 41                         | 40 39                         | 39 39                         | 37 37                         | 34 34                         | 33 32                         |
| 2       | A&N Islands              | 27                            | 31                            | 34                            | 31                            | 27                            | 25                            | 23                            | 24                            | 24                            | 22                            | 20                            | 16                            | 14                            |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh        | 37                            | 40                            | 37                            | 32                            | 32                            | 31                            | 32                            | 33                            | 32                            | 30                            | 30                            | 36                            | 42                            |
| 4       | Assam                    | 68                            | 67                            | 66                            | 64                            | 61                            | 58                            | 55                            | 55                            | 54                            | 49                            | 47                            | 44                            | 44                            |
| 5       | Bihar                    | 61                            | 60                            | 58                            | 56                            | 52                            | 48                            | 44                            | 43                            | 42                            | 42                            | 42                            | 38                            | 35                            |
| 6       | Chandigarh               | 19                            | 23                            | 27                            | 28                            | 25                            | 22                            | 20                            | 20                            | 21                            | 23                            | 21                            | 14                            | 14                            |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh             | 63                            | 61                            | 59                            | 57                            | 54                            | 51                            | 48                            | 47                            | 46                            | 43                            | 41                            | 39                            | 38                            |
| 8       | D&N Haveli               | 42                            | 35                            | 34                            | 34                            | 37                            | 38                            | 35                            | 33                            | 31                            | 26                            | 21                            | 17                            | 13                            |
| 9       | Daman & Diu              | 28                            | 28                            | 27                            | 31                            | 24                            | 23                            | 22                            | 22                            | 20                            | 18                            | 18                            | 19                            | 17                            |
| 10      | Delhi                    | 35                            | 37                            | 36                            | 35                            | 33                            | 30                            | 28                            | 25                            | 24                            | 20                            | 18                            | 18                            | 16                            |
| 11      | Goa                      | 16                            | 15                            | 13                            | 10                            | 11                            | 10                            | 11                            | 10                            | 9                             | 10                            | 9                             | 8                             | 9                             |
| 12      | Gujarat                  | 54                            | 53                            | 52                            | 50                            | 48                            | 44                            | 41                            | 38                            | 36                            | 35                            | 33                            | 30                            | 30                            |
| 13      | Haryana                  | 60                            | 57                            | 55                            | 54                            | 51                            | 48                            | 44                            | 42                            | 41                            | 36                            | 36                            | 33                            | 30                            |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh         | 49                            | 50                            | 47                            | 44                            | 45                            | 40                            | 38                            | 36                            | 35                            | 32                            | 28                            | 25                            | 22                            |
| 15      | J & K                    | 50                            | 52                            | 51                            | 49                            | 45                            | 43                            | 41                            | 39                            | 37                            | 34                            | 26                            | 24                            | 23                            |
| 16      | Jharkhand                | 50                            | 49                            | 48                            | 46                            | 44                            | 42                            | 39                            | 38                            | 37                            | 34                            | 32                            | 29                            | 29                            |
| 17      | Karnataka                | 50                            | 48                            | 47                            | 45                            | 41                            | 38                            | 35                            | 32                            | 31                            | 29                            | 28                            | 24                            | 25                            |
| 18      | Kerala                   | 14                            | 15                            | 13                            | 12                            | 12                            | 13                            | 12                            | 12                            | 12                            | 12                            | 12                            | 10                            | 10                            |
| 19      | Lakshadweep              | 22                            | 25                            | 24                            |                               | 25                            | 25                            | 24                            | 24                            | 24                            | 20                            | 20                            | 19                            | 20                            |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh           | 76                            | 74                            | 72                            | 31 70                         | 67                            | 62                            | 59                            | 56                            | 54                            | 52                            | 50                            | 47                            | 47                            |
| 21      | Maharashtra              | 36                            | 35                            | 34                            | 33                            | 31                            | 28                            | 25                            | 25                            | 24                            | 22                            | 21                            | 19                            | 19                            |
| 22      | Manipur                  | 13                            | 11                            | 12                            | 14                            | 16                            | 14                            | 11                            | 10                            | 10                            | 11                            | 9                             | 11                            | 12                            |
| 23      | Meghalaya                | 49                            | 53                            | 56                            | 58                            | 59                            | 55                            | 52                            | 49                            | 47                            | 46                            | 42                            | 39                            | 39                            |
| 24      | Mizoram                  | 20                            | 25                            | 23                            | 37                            | 36                            | 37                            | 34                            | 35                            | 35                            | 32                            | 32                            | 27                            | 15                            |
| 25      | Nagaland                 | 18                            | 20                            | 21                            | 26                            | 26                            | 23                            | 21                            | 18                            | 18                            | 14                            | 12                            | 12                            | 7                             |
| 26      | Odisha                   | 75                            | 73                            | 71                            | 69                            | 65                            | 61                            | 57                            | 53                            | 51                            | 49                            | 46                            | 44                            | 41                            |
| 27      | Puducherry               | 28                            | 28                            | 25                            | 25                            | 22                            | 22                            | 19                            | 17                            | 17                            | 14                            | 11                            | 10                            | 11                            |
| 28      | Punjab                   | 44                            | 44                            | 43                            | 41                            | 38                            | 34                            | 30                            | 28                            | 26                            | 24                            | 23                            | 21                            | 21                            |
| 29      | Rajasthan                | 68                            | 67                            | 65                            | 63                            | 59                            | 55                            | 52                            | 49                            | 47                            | 46                            | 43                            | 41                            | 38                            |
| 30      | Sikkim                   | 30                            | 33                            | 34                            | 33                            | 34                            | 30                            | 26                            | 24                            | 22                            | 19                            | 18                            | 16                            | 12                            |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu               | 37                            | 37                            | 35                            | 31                            | 28                            | 24                            | 22                            | 21                            | 21                            | 20                            | 19                            | 17                            | 16                            |
| 32      | Telangana                |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               | 35                            | 34                            | 31                            | 29                            |
| 33      | Tripura                  | 31                            | 36                            | 39                            | 34                            | 31                            | 27                            | 29                            | 28                            | 26                            | 21                            | 20                            | 24                            | 29                            |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh            | 73                            | 71                            | 69                            | 67                            | 63                            | 61                            | 57                            | 53                            | 50                            | 48                            | 46                            | 43                            | 41                            |
| 35      | Uttarakhand              | 42                            | 43                            | 48                            | 44                            | 41                            | 38                            | 36                            | 34                            | 32                            | 33                            | 34                            | 38                            | 32                            |
| 36      | W. Bengal                | 38                            | 38                            | 37                            | 35                            | 33                            | 31                            | 32                            | 32                            | 31                            | 28                            | 26                            | 25                            | 24                            |

Statement  Referred  To  In  Part  (a)  to  (d)  of  Reply  To  Lok  Sabha  Un-Starred  Question  No.3363  For  Answer  On 12.07.2019  Raised  By  Shri  Sudhakar  Tukaram  Shrangare,  Shri  Ravi  Kishan,  Shri  P.P.  Chaudhary  Regarding 'Untimely  Death  of  Children'  indicating  State/UT-wise  total  number  of  accidental  deaths  of  children  (below  14 years) during 2006-2015

| Sl. No.                                                                                | State/UT                                                                               | 2006                                                                                   | 2007                                                                                   | 2008                                                                                   | 2009                                                                                   | 2010                                                                                   | 2011                                                                                   | 2012                                                                                   | 2013                                                                                   | 2014                                                                                   | 2015                                                                                   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1                                                                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                                                         | 1513                                                                                   | 1471                                                                                   | 1480                                                                                   | 1404                                                                                   | 1260                                                                                   | 1247                                                                                   | 1166                                                                                   | 1300                                                                                   | 462                                                                                    | 572                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                      | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                      | 5                                                                                      | 24                                                                                     | 19                                                                                     | 17                                                                                     | 43                                                                                     | 25                                                                                     | 22                                                                                     | 21                                                                                     | 23                                                                                     | 21                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                      | Assam                                                                                  | 337                                                                                    | 419                                                                                    | 376                                                                                    | 377                                                                                    | 460                                                                                    | 455                                                                                    | 367                                                                                    | 360                                                                                    | 270                                                                                    | 183                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                      | Bihar                                                                                  | 587                                                                                    | 848                                                                                    | 1028                                                                                   | 1057                                                                                   | 927                                                                                    | 1106                                                                                   | 833                                                                                    | 1107                                                                                   | 603                                                                                    | 600                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                      | Chhattisgarh                                                                           | 1469                                                                                   | 1468                                                                                   | 1314                                                                                   | 1360                                                                                   | 1375                                                                                   | 1615                                                                                   | 1304                                                                                   | 1499                                                                                   | 1460                                                                                   | 1289                                                                                   |
| 6                                                                                      | Goa                                                                                    | 52                                                                                     | 45                                                                                     | 53                                                                                     | 37                                                                                     | 30                                                                                     | 38                                                                                     | 36                                                                                     | 39                                                                                     | 29                                                                                     | 25                                                                                     |
| 7                                                                                      | Gujarat                                                                                | 1184                                                                                   | 1235                                                                                   | 1294                                                                                   | 1216                                                                                   | 1418                                                                                   | 1274                                                                                   | 1319                                                                                   | 1330                                                                                   | 1321                                                                                   | 1114                                                                                   |
| 8                                                                                      | Haryana                                                                                | 437                                                                                    | 466                                                                                    | 456                                                                                    | 444                                                                                    | 421                                                                                    | 466                                                                                    | 451                                                                                    | 461                                                                                    | 600                                                                                    | 464                                                                                    |
| 9                                                                                      | Himachal Pradesh                                                                       | 87                                                                                     | 110                                                                                    | 144                                                                                    | 107                                                                                    | 130                                                                                    | 124                                                                                    | 129                                                                                    | 112                                                                                    | 93                                                                                     | 119                                                                                    |
| 10                                                                                     | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                        | 127                                                                                    | 160                                                                                    | 71                                                                                     | 98                                                                                     | 75                                                                                     | 112                                                                                    | 139                                                                                    | 74                                                                                     | 115                                                                                    | 44                                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                     | Jharkhand                                                                              | 352                                                                                    | 343                                                                                    | 267                                                                                    | 351                                                                                    | 317                                                                                    | 312                                                                                    | 367                                                                                    | 322                                                                                    | 435                                                                                    | 173                                                                                    |
| 12                                                                                     | Karnataka                                                                              | 1133                                                                                   | 1232                                                                                   | 1100                                                                                   | 1417                                                                                   | 1075                                                                                   | 1127                                                                                   | 951                                                                                    | 1166                                                                                   | 1039                                                                                   | 885                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                     | Kerala                                                                                 | 487                                                                                    | 467                                                                                    | 403                                                                                    | 387                                                                                    | 491                                                                                    | 405                                                                                    | 392                                                                                    | 409                                                                                    | 410                                                                                    | 345                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                     | Madhya Pradesh                                                                         | 4132                                                                                   | 3851                                                                                   | 3933                                                                                   | 3993                                                                                   | 3973                                                                                   | 4372                                                                                   | 3734                                                                                   | 4319                                                                                   | 3829                                                                                   | 3169                                                                                   |
| 15                                                                                     | Maharashtra                                                                            | 3839                                                                                   | 3444                                                                                   | 3368                                                                                   | 3339                                                                                   | 3272                                                                                   | 3091                                                                                   | 3137                                                                                   | 3588                                                                                   | 3071                                                                                   | 3070                                                                                   |
| 16                                                                                     | Manipur                                                                                | 22                                                                                     | 16                                                                                     | 19                                                                                     | 21                                                                                     | 18                                                                                     | 21                                                                                     | 17                                                                                     | 19                                                                                     | 22                                                                                     | 7                                                                                      |
| 17                                                                                     | Meghalaya                                                                              | 24                                                                                     | 44                                                                                     | 55                                                                                     | 88                                                                                     | 42                                                                                     | 95                                                                                     | 29                                                                                     | 45                                                                                     | 59                                                                                     | 38                                                                                     |
| 18                                                                                     | Mizoram                                                                                | 11                                                                                     | 7                                                                                      | 27                                                                                     | 13                                                                                     | 19                                                                                     | 34                                                                                     | 34                                                                                     | 34                                                                                     | 16                                                                                     | 9                                                                                      |
| 19                                                                                     | Nagaland                                                                               | 0                                                                                      | 4                                                                                      | 10                                                                                     | 4                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      | 3                                                                                      | 9                                                                                      | 7                                                                                      | 2                                                                                      | 3                                                                                      |
| 20                                                                                     | Odisha                                                                                 | 632                                                                                    | 643                                                                                    | 643                                                                                    | 659                                                                                    | 824                                                                                    | 743                                                                                    | 836                                                                                    | 1174                                                                                   | 637                                                                                    | 404                                                                                    |
| 21                                                                                     | Punjab                                                                                 | 276                                                                                    | 254                                                                                    | 277                                                                                    | 298                                                                                    | 322                                                                                    | 439                                                                                    | 389                                                                                    | 311                                                                                    | 304                                                                                    | 214                                                                                    |
| 22                                                                                     | Rajasthan                                                                              | 1322                                                                                   | 1360                                                                                   | 1204                                                                                   | 1123                                                                                   | 1146                                                                                   | 1152                                                                                   | 1043                                                                                   | 1132                                                                                   | 1135                                                                                   | 1043                                                                                   |
| 23                                                                                     | Sikkim                                                                                 | 12                                                                                     | 5                                                                                      | 1                                                                                      | 19                                                                                     | 7                                                                                      | 18                                                                                     | 17                                                                                     | 6                                                                                      | 19                                                                                     | 13                                                                                     |
| 24                                                                                     | Tamil Nadu                                                                             | 1128                                                                                   | 994                                                                                    | 1262                                                                                   | 1173                                                                                   | 1052                                                                                   | 1048                                                                                   | 1228                                                                                   | 1145                                                                                   | 1236                                                                                   | 966                                                                                    |
| 25                                                                                     | Telangana#                                                                             |                                                                                        |                                                                                        |                                                                                        |                                                                                        |                                                                                        |                                                                                        |                                                                                        |                                                                                        | 545                                                                                    | 549                                                                                    |
| 26                                                                                     | Tripura                                                                                | 46                                                                                     | 89                                                                                     | 43                                                                                     | 47                                                                                     | 57                                                                                     | 40                                                                                     | 46                                                                                     | 52                                                                                     | 95                                                                                     | 44                                                                                     |
| 27                                                                                     | Uttar Pradesh                                                                          | 2060                                                                                   | 2247                                                                                   | 2337                                                                                   | 2180                                                                                   | 2365                                                                                   | 2679                                                                                   | 2164                                                                                   | 2362                                                                                   | 1539                                                                                   | 1529                                                                                   |
| 28                                                                                     | Uttarakhand                                                                            | 64                                                                                     | 78                                                                                     | 112                                                                                    | 151                                                                                    | 180                                                                                    | 189                                                                                    | 115                                                                                    | 106                                                                                    | 51                                                                                     | 57                                                                                     |
| 29                                                                                     | West Bengal                                                                            | 571                                                                                    | 952                                                                                    | 1162                                                                                   | 1104                                                                                   | 1130                                                                                   | 1231                                                                                   | 1748                                                                                   | 1417                                                                                   | 965                                                                                    | 544                                                                                    |
| 30                                                                                     | A & N Islands                                                                          | 14                                                                                     | 8                                                                                      | 14                                                                                     | 10                                                                                     | 11                                                                                     | 16                                                                                     | 8                                                                                      | 24                                                                                     | 14                                                                                     | 14                                                                                     |
| 31                                                                                     | Chandigarh                                                                             | 20                                                                                     | 22                                                                                     | 25                                                                                     | 35                                                                                     | 20                                                                                     | 25                                                                                     | 8                                                                                      | 20                                                                                     | 15                                                                                     | 14                                                                                     |
| 32                                                                                     | D&N Haveli                                                                             | 24                                                                                     | 28                                                                                     | 16                                                                                     | 17                                                                                     | 16                                                                                     | 8                                                                                      | 12                                                                                     | 7                                                                                      | 15                                                                                     | 11                                                                                     |
| 33                                                                                     | Daman & Diu                                                                            | 3                                                                                      | 2                                                                                      | 6                                                                                      | 11                                                                                     | 6                                                                                      | 2                                                                                      | 4                                                                                      | 6                                                                                      | 3                                                                                      | 6                                                                                      |
| 34                                                                                     | Delhi UT                                                                               | 447                                                                                    | 385                                                                                    | 441                                                                                    | 418                                                                                    | 500                                                                                    | 470                                                                                    | 433                                                                                    | 347                                                                                    | 320                                                                                    | 293                                                                                    |
| 35                                                                                     | Lakshadweep                                                                            | 3                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      | 3                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      | 1                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      |
| 36                                                                                     | Puducherry                                                                             | 32                                                                                     | 45                                                                                     | 38                                                                                     | 38                                                                                     | 34                                                                                     | 45                                                                                     | 32                                                                                     | 39                                                                                     | 15                                                                                     | 30                                                                                     |
| Total (All India) 22452 22766 22998 23016 23016 24027                                  |                                                                                        |                                                                                        |                                                                                        |                                                                                        |                                                                                        |                                                                                        |                                                                                        | 22519                                                                                  | 24360                                                                                  | 20768                                                                                  | 17861                                                                                  |
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