Infant Protection day is celebrated every year on the 7th of November to spread awareness about the safety of infants and protect their lives by taking proper care of them. The day aims to celebrate the day to spread awareness about the safety of infants and protect their lives by taking proper care of infants.
Infant Mortality Rate
Infant mortality rate (IMR) is the number of deaths per 1,000 live births of children under one year of age. The rate for a given region is the number of children dying under one year of age, divided by the number of live births during the year, multiplied by 1,000.
Over the last 50 years, the infant mortality rate of India was declining at a moderating rate to shrink from 139.19 deaths per thousand live births in 1971 to 29.07 deaths per thousand live births in 2020.
In India, Child Protection Day was first observed in Assam showed the way for the country when it became the first state in the country to observe on Tuesday to secure the future of children.
Among the Indian states, Kerala is the only state with infant mortality rate less than 10. (source)
The aim should be to provide the little ones a safer environment and to reduce the infant mortality rate.