Under-5 Mortality Rate

Choropleth map of India by state: Under-5 Mortality Rate. Under-5 mortality in Madhya Pradesh is 65 per 1,000; in Kerala it's 4 — a 16x gap.
Under-5 mortality in Madhya Pradesh is 65 per 1,000; in Kerala it's 4 — a 16x gap.
Policy implication
A child's survival probability should not depend on which state they are born in.
SRS/NFHS-5 2020Healthchild mortalityunder-5health
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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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