Neonatal mortality rate first 28 days

Choropleth map of India by state: Neonatal mortality rate first 28 days. Neonatal mortality (first 28 days) accounts for 60%+ of infant deaths, most of them in the first 48 hours.

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Neonatal mortality (first 28 days) accounts for 60%+ of infant deaths, most of them in the first 48 hours.
Policy implication
Neonatal deaths cluster around birth; facility-based newborn care units in district hospitals save the most lives per rupee.
SRS/NFHS-5 2020Healthneonatal mortalitynewbornhealth
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Data vintage. This map uses NFHS-5 (2019-21). NFHS-6 (2023-24) state fact sheets were released in May 2026, but they are provisional and report fewer indicators, so the figures here have not been replaced.
Data note. NFHS-6 (2023-24) state fact sheets carry 101 indicators against 131 in NFHS-5 and do not repeat this measure, so NFHS-5 (2019-21) remains the latest state-level figure.

Source: SRS/NFHS-5 (2020). See the methodology for notes and limitations.

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