New Delhi, March 29 -- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) report stated that significant achievement has been highlighted in reduction of childhood mortality and stillbirth in India, a statement said.

India is among the top performer countries with reduction in mortality and stillbirth rates.

As per UNIGME 2024 report, between 2000 and 2023, India achieved a 70 per cent decline in the under-five mortality rate and 61 per cent decline in the neonatal mortality rate.

As per the UNIGME Stillbirth report 2024, India's reduced 60.4 per cent in between 2000-2023 in comparison to 37 per cent global reduction. India is on seventh position among the top 10 countries in highest reduction of stillbirths in ...