Child mortality in India ranked high


	Child mortality in India ranked high

Asiabroadcast

10-11-2009 1:56 PM

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child mortality, women, malnutrition, nutrion

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India and Bangladesh accounts for 40% of the world's under-five deaths. For a country which claims a high growth, the care and position of children and women have not improved at all.

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<FONT size="2"><B>Low status of women</B>
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<FONT size="2">India and most other South Asian countries score in the region of 20 plus.
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<FONT size="2">The three indicators for ranking were child malnutrition, child mortality and estimates of the proportion of people who were calorie deficient.
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<FONT size="2">"In India and Bangladesh, high rates of child malnutrition, as opposed to the other two indicators, are the main reason for the high Global Hunger Index value," says the report.
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<FONT size="2">It says "the low status of women in South Asian countries and their lack of nutritional knowledge are important determinants of high prevalence of underweight children in the region".
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<FONT size="2">The report also blames "inadequate feeding and caring practices for young children" for the grim situation in South Asian countries.
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