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Question: Consider the following statements:

A. Infant mortality rate
B. Under-5 mortality rate
C. Neonatal mortality rate
D. Early neonatal mortality rate

Which of the above indicators has shown a declining trend for the period of 2011–2020 for the state of Karnataka?

Options:
(1) Only one of the above
(2) Only two of the above
(3) Only three of the above
(4) All the above

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Based on the data from the Sample Registration System (SRS) 2018, Karnataka has shown a declining trend in the following mortality indicators between 2011 and 2018:

  • Infant Mortality Rate (IMR): Decreased from 35 per 1,000 live births in 2011 to 23 in 2018.

  • Under-5 Mortality Rate (U5MR): Reduced from 40 per 1,000 live births in 2011 to 28 in 2018.

  • Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR): Declined from 24 per 1,000 live births in 2011 to 16 in 2018.

  • Early Neonatal Mortality Rate: Dropped from 17 per 1,000 live births in 2011 to 12 in 2018.

These statistics indicate that all four indicators have shown a declining trend during the specified period.

Answer: (4) All the above

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