Question

Between 1951 and 2021, the infant mortality rate in India:

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• Decreased

• Increased

• Remained unchanged

• First decreased and then increased

Answer 1

The infant mortality rate decreased over the period 1951 to 2021, signalling improved child health outcomes. This trend moved together with the falling crude death rate and rising life expectancy as part of India's simultaneous development improvements.