Child Mortality Rate in India declined substantially between 1990 and 2019: UNICEF Report

According to the new mortality estimates released by UNICEF, India’s child mortality rate has declined substantially between 1990 and 2019.
The under-five mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) in India declined to 34% in 2019 from 126% in 1990.
The Levels & Trends in Child Mortality’ Report 2020 is a joint work of UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the World Bank Group.
India registered a 4.5 percent annual rate of reduction in under-five mortality between 1990-2019.
The number of under-five deaths in India (i.e the probability of dying at age less than 5 years) reduced to 824,000 in 2019 from 3.4 million in 1990.
The infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) in India declined from 89 in 1990 to 28 in 2019.
Globally, the number of global under-five deaths dropped to its lowest point on record in 2019 down to 5.2 million from 12.5 million in 1990.