The Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) has remains alarming in Brahmapur city despite many schemed undertaken by the Government and awareness being created by various voluntary organisations.
According to information available from the Health Department, as many as 1,324 infants had died in the city in 2017 of which 917 were up to seven days old and 234 of eight to 50 days old.
Similarly, one-day-old 129 infants, 79 of one to three months’ old, 37 of four-to-six months’, 17 of seven-to-nine months and 11 infants between the age of 10 months and one year have died. The deceased children include 796 boys and 528 girls.
A total of 21,107 children comprising 11,164 boys and 994 girls had taken birth in the city in 2017.
While 13,566 (7,229 boys and 6337 girls) children had taken birth at different hospitals in the city, 7,910 (3,575 boys, 3,335 girls) deliveries were done with assistance of health workers and doctors and only 731 children (360 boys and 271 girls) took birth in private hospitals.
It is also learnt that many births have not been registered with the Government.
Of 21,107 children, 20,808 belong to Hindu, 142 belong to Muslim, 48 Christian and nine belong to other religions.
The 1,324 died in 2017 belonged to Hindu religion only.