Table 2.
Prevalence of morbidity, mortality, and low birth weight among births in past five years reported by 15-24 year old ever married women in India. Sample and subsample sizes do not perfectly correspond to proportions presented because weighted analyses were used. Data are % (n).
| Infant/child health indicators | Births (n=19 302) |
|---|---|
| Acute respiratory infection, past two weeks* | |
| Yes | 10.6 (1809) |
| No | 89.4 (16 142) |
| Diarrhoea, past two weeks* | |
| Yes | 10.3 (1904) |
| No | 89.7 (16 079) |
| Stunting* | |
| Yes | 41.8 (5963) |
| No | 58.2 (9269) |
| Wasting* | |
| Yes | 17.3 (2493) |
| No | 82.7 (12 741) |
| Underweight* | |
| Yes | 47.0 (6577) |
| No | 53.0 (8655) |
| Infant or child (<5 years) mortality | |
| Yes | 6.9 (1230) |
| No | 93.1 (18 072) |
| Infant (<1 year) mortality | |
| Yes | 6.3 (1104) |
| No | 93.7 (18 198) |
| Child (1-5 years) mortality | |
| Yes | 0.7 (126) |
| No | 99.3 (19 176) |
| Low birthweight infant | |
| Yes | 24.0 (1807) |
| No | 76.0 (5932) |
| Small or very small infant | |
| Yes | 23.0 (4367) |
| No | 77.0 (14 568) |
*Subsample of living children used for these analyses (n=18 072).