UN Goals on Infant Mortality

The report “Infant and Child Mortality in India”- Levels, Trends and Determinants published by NIMS-ICMR and UNICEF mentions that among India’s major states, six states namely Kerala and Tamil Nadu in the south, Maharashtra in the West, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh in the North and West Bengal in the Eastern part of India are likely to achieve MDG-4 target of U5MR below 39 by 2015. However, as per the latest SRS data on IMR and U5MR, a large number of states are on course to meet the UN MDG goal.