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Levels and Trends of Infant Mortality in Sikkim during the last Two Decades


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1 Statistics and Epidemiology Cell, Department of Community Medicine, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, 5th Mile Tadong, Gangtok: 737102, Sikkim, India
 

The objective of this study was to explore the use of Sample Registration System (SRS) data to analyze the levels and trends of infant mortality in Sikkim and to compare with national levels figures between 1990 and 2013. The study was a descriptive, retrospective study based on the secondary data published by Registrar General, Government of India. The percentage of overall rates of declination in infant mortality rate was 50% in India while it was 69% in Sikkim. Significant differences in infant mortality rates were existed between the national and the state during the study period.

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Infant Mortality, Trends, India, Sikkim, SRS, RGI.
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Rajkumari Sanatombi Devi
Statistics and Epidemiology Cell, Department of Community Medicine, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, 5<sup>th</sup> Mile Tadong, Gangtok: 737102, Sikkim, India

Abstract


The objective of this study was to explore the use of Sample Registration System (SRS) data to analyze the levels and trends of infant mortality in Sikkim and to compare with national levels figures between 1990 and 2013. The study was a descriptive, retrospective study based on the secondary data published by Registrar General, Government of India. The percentage of overall rates of declination in infant mortality rate was 50% in India while it was 69% in Sikkim. Significant differences in infant mortality rates were existed between the national and the state during the study period.

Keywords


Infant Mortality, Trends, India, Sikkim, SRS, RGI.

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