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India reduces baby deaths but still hasn't met 2012 targets

Improvement in IMR over a quarter century is likely linked to a variety of government interventions

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Rhea Colaco | IndiaSpend
First, the good news: 37 babies died for every 1,000 that were born in 2015, two better than the government’s projections of an infant mortality rate (IMR) of 39 for that year, according to new data released last week. That’s a drop of 53% over 25 years.
Now, the bad news: The target for IMR reduction was 67%; it has fallen 10 short of the target 27 that India agreed to under the 2015 millennium development goals (MDGs), set in consultation with the United Nations. India

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