Dimapur, May 26 (MExN): Nagaland’s Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) has increased marginally, according to the latest Sample Registration System (SRS) bulletin. The IMR increased from 3 in 2019 to 4 in 2020. The IMR is defined as the infant deaths (less than one year) per thousand live births in a given time period and for a given region. With slight fall in rate, Nagaland was beaten as the state with the lowest IMR in India by Mizoram in 2020. Mizoram had 3 infant deaths per 1000 live births in 2020, against the national average of 28 in 2020. However, in what could be considered as a significant achievement in maternal and child care, Nagaland has been able to bring down the IMR drastically in one decade up to 2020.
