Report - Three lakh Newborns in India Die within 24 hours - Tuesday May 07,2013

Over three lakh newborns in India die within 24 hours of their birth every year – the highest number in the world.With a total of 3,09,000 babies hardly surviving a day, India tops the list for such deaths, according to a Eeport titled ‘State of the World’s Mothers’ released on Tuesday May 07,2013

According to the report, of the one million babies who die each year on the day they are born, almost 40 % are in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Two thirds of all newborn deaths occur in 10 countries, four of which are in the region: Nigeria, DR Congo, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia and China

India accounts for 29 % of all such deaths — ahead even of Nigeria, Pakistan and China, the study by Save the Children says

Quoting Sample Registration Survey (SRS 2011) figures, the report says Madhya Pradesh has the highest burden of early newborn deaths (0-7 days) at 32, followed closely by Uttar Pradesh and Odisha (30)

Other States with high burden are Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Jammu & Kashmir

Top 5 Nations

The top 5 countries in the South Asian mothers’ ranking are: Maldives, Sri Lanka and Bhutan. The bottom five are (in descending order) Pakistan, India and Afghanistan