One child dies every 15 seconds in India due to neonatal diseases and
20 lakh children die before reaching the age of five. The country sees
over four lakh newborn deaths every year within 24 hours of life and
over 20 percent of the world's child deaths occur in India, the largest
number anywhere in the world. One in three malnourished children of the
world live in India.
Out of the 112 districts surveyed, 100 were selected from the bottom of
a child development district index developed for UNICEF India in 2009
and are referred to as the 100 Focus Districts in the report. The 100
districts are located in 6 states. The 112 districts were categorized
under 3 heads, namely, 100 Focus Districts (100FD), 6 best districts
from focus states (6BDF) and 6 best districts from 'best states (6BD).
The survey shows a positive change for child nutrition happening in
India, inclusive of the 100 Focus Districts. But the rates of child
malnutrition are still seen to be very high particularly in the Focus
Districts where over 40 per cent of children are underweight and almost
60 per cent are stunted.
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