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. 2011 Oct 27;6(10):e26857. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026857

Table 7. Estimated infant mortality rate and under-five mortality rate for five-year periods preceding the survey by place of residence and poverty level, India, 2005–06.

Poverty Combined Rural Urban
IMR 95% CI U5MR 95% CI IMR 95% CI U5MR 95% CI IMR 95% CI U5MR 95% CI
Over all poverty status
Non-poor 40 38–43 53 51–55 48 45–52 64 61–67 31 27–34 39 36–41
Moderate poor 57 54–61 78 75–81 60 56–65 85 81–89 53 47–58 65 61–70
Abject poor 64 60–69 103 99–107 67 62–73 110 106–115 57 49–65 84 78–91
Poor including abject poor 60 57–63 88 86–91 63 60–67 99 93–99 54 50–59 72 69–76
All 52 50–54 73 72–75 57 55–60 84 82–86 42 40–45 56 54–58
Health Dimension
Health poor 56 53–60 88 84–91 60 56–64 95 91–99 49 43–55 70 65–76
Health non-poor 49 47–52 67 66–69 56 53–59 78 76–81 40 37–44 52 49–54
Education Dimension
Educationally poor 64 60–68 95 92–99 65 60–70 100 97–104 60 52–69 80 74–86
Educationally Non-poor 47 45–50 64 62–65 54 51–57 74 72–77 39 36–42 49 47–52
Wealth Dimension
Wealth poor 64 60–68 99 96–103 69 63–74 112 107–116 57 52–64 81 76–86
Wealth Non-poor 47 45–49 63 61–64 53 50–56 73 71–76 36 33–39 45 43–48