Institutional deliveries go up in West Bengal
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The fifth version of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) launched by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday has recorded vital enchancment in maternal and youngster well being in West Bengal.
Institutional deliveries elevated from 75.2% as per the NFHS-4 carried out in 2015-16 to 91.7% in the NFHS-5 held in 2019-20. The toddler mortality fee (IMR) additionally improved to 22 (per 1000 dwell births) from 27.5 in NHFS-4. The IMR for city areas in West Bengal for NFHS-5 was 21 and for rural areas it was 22.4. Neo-natal mortality fee and under-five mortality additionally confirmed enchancment in NFHS-5 in comparison with NFHS-4.
The intercourse ratio at beginning for youngsters born in the final 5 years (females per 1,000 males) elevated to 973 from 960 recorded in NFHS-4. For city areas, the intercourse ratio was 921 and for rural areas it was 993.
The share of ladies of the age group 20-24 married earlier than the age of 18 was 41.6% — identical as in the final NFHS report. The share of ladies in the age group 20-24 married earlier than the age of 18 was 26.2% in city areas and 48.1% in rural areas.
Anaemia amongst youngsters and ladies stays a matter of concern. The share of anaemic youngsters (aged between six and 59 months) elevated from 54.2 in NFHS-4 to 69 in NFHS-5. The share of pregnant girls with anaemia elevated from 53.6 in NFHS-4 to 62.3 in NFHS-5. Women aged between 15 and 49 with anaemia elevated from 62.5 in NFHS-4 to 71.4 in NFHS-5.
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