Guwahati, Sept 26: Assam has reported substantial progress in reducing the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in the period between 2018 and 2023. As per latest government data, Assam’s IMR stood at 30 in 2023, as against 41 in 2018.

The IMR in the rural areas of the State was 32 in 2023, while it was as low as 15 in the urban areas.

Assam had registered an overall IMR of 41 in 2018, which decreased marginally to 40 in 2019, before falling further to 36 in 2020, 34 in 2021, 32 in 2022, and 30 in 2023, the latest year for which data was released recently.

The IMR varied across different states and Union Territories (UTs) in India, ranging from three in Manipur to 37 in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh in 2023. In most cases, the IMR was higher in rural areas compared to urban ar

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