These rates, ratios and proportions are often questioned in PGMEE, pediatrics, obstetrics and preventive and social medicine (PSM) or community medicine examinations.
NDHS = National Demographic and Health Survey
a. Neonatal mortality rate (NMR): 21 per 1000 live births (i.e. 3/4 of infant deaths)
b. Infant mortality rate (IMR): 28 per 1000 live births
c. Under-5 mortality rate (U5MR): 33 per 1000 live births
d. Total Fertility Rate (TFR): 2.1
e. General Fertility Rate (GFR): 78
f. Crude Birth Rate (CBR): 20
g. Teenage pregnancy rate (15-19 years): 32%
h. Contraceptive prevalence rate (15-49 years, married/in-union): 57%
i. Atleast 1 antenatal contact with skilled provider: 73%
j. 4+ antenatal visits: 81%
k. Birth by skilled provider: 80%
l. Birth in health facilities: 79%
m. Stunting (< -2 SD for height-for-age; chronic malnutrition): 25%
n. Wasting (< -2 SD for weight-for-height; acute or recent nutritional deficits): 8%
o. Underweight: 19%
p. Hypertension prevalence in age 15 and above: 18% of women and 23% of men
q. Hypertension prevalence in age 60 and older: 46% of women and 42% of men
r. Exclusive breast feeding: 56%
s. Anemia in children (6 months – 5 years): 43%
t. Anemia in reproductive age women (15-49 years): 34%
u. Deaths due to road traffic accident: 14 per 100000
