New Delhi, June 28 -- The percentage of children in India who received no vaccinations at all-classified as "zero-dose"-fell from 0.11pc in 2023 to 0.06pc in 2024, the Union Health Ministry said today.
This improvement coincides with a reported infant mortality rate of 80 per lakh live births.
The Ministry's statement comes days after a report published in Lancet Global Health which noted that India had 1.44 million zero-dose children in 2023, raising concerns over gaps in immunisation coverage and vulnerability to preventable diseases.
However, the Union Health Ministry cited the United Nations Inter-Agency Group's 2024 Child Mortality Estimates Report that said, "India's infant mortality rate is 80 per lakh live births, which is an 86%...