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📈 Economy of Bihar (Civil Services Prep) Topic 5.9: Human Development in Bihar (Complete Unabridged Modules)

Module 9: Basic Health Profile & Mortality Indicators (Table 5.9.4 & Box 5.9.1)

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Life Expectancy at Birth (LEB):

  • LEB in Bihar increased from 65.8 years in 2006-10 to 69.1 years in 2014-18 (gain of 3.3 years).
  • Male life expectancy in 2014-18 reached 69.4 years, surpassing female life expectancy (68.7 years).
  • National LEB in 2014-18 was 69.4 years (a gap of only 0.3 years between Bihar and India).

Table 5.9.4: Selected Health Indicators for Bihar and India (SRS 2018)

Health IndicatorBiharIndia
Crude Birth Rate (CBR)26.220.0
Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)3232
Child Mortality Rate (CMR)89
Under-Five Mortality Rate (U5MR)3736
Total Fertility Rate (TFR)3.22.2

Box 5.9.1: Definitions:

  • IMR: Deaths of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births (Bihar rural 32, urban 30).
  • U5MR: Deaths of children under five years of age per 1,000 live births.
  • MMR: Women dying due to pregnancy/childbirth causes per 1,00,000 live births.
  • CDR / CBR: Total deaths / live births per 1,000 mid-year population.
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  • IMR: Deaths of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births (Bihar rural 32, urban 30).
  • U5MR: Deaths of children under five years of age per 1,000 live births.
  • MMR: Women dying due to pregnancy/childbirth causes per 1,00,000 live births.
  • CDR / CBR: Total deaths / live births per 1,000 mid-year population.
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  • IMR: Deaths of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births (Bihar rural 32, urban 30).
  • U5MR: Deaths of children under five years of age per 1,000 live births.
  • MMR: Women dying due to pregnancy/childbirth causes per 1,00,000 live births.
  • CDR / CBR: Total deaths / live births per 1,000 mid-year population.
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What was the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in Bihar in 2018 according to the Sample Registration System (SRS)?

As per Table 5.9.4, IMR in Bihar was 32, exactly matching the all-India average of 32.
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IMR: Deaths of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births (Bihar rural 32, urban 30).

Deaths of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births (Bihar rural 32, urban 30).

U5MR: ______

Deaths of children under five years of age per 1,000 live births.

MMR: ______

Women dying due to pregnancy/childbirth causes per 1,00,000 live births.

CDR / CBR: ______

Total deaths / live births per 1,000 mid-year population.