Wealth Effects of Change in Infant Mortality Rate in India and its major states: A Decomposition Analysis

A newborn's first 28 days of life and their survival for a year present a crucial window of opportunity for management and prevention of the condition, which could otherwise be fatal. Eventhough, India has made great strides towards reducing child death (UN-IGME-child mortality report, 2015), the country is still far from reaching the SDG goal of reducing child mortality. In India, a household's financial situation may have a significant impact on infant mortality rates. The National Family Health Survey rounds-3 and 5 are taken into account for the analysis in this study. Further, decomposition analysis has been implemented in the present study. According to the decomposition analysis, there are four reasons why the infant mortality rate changes: (1) because of the change in the infant mortality rate; (2) because of the change in married couples' fertility women; (3) as a result of changes in the proportion of married women now and (4) in other variables influencing the rates of infant mortality rates in various wealth indices between NFHS-3 and NFHS-5. . KEYWORDS :Infant mortality rate, Wealth-indices, Decomposition analysis, National family health survey (NFHS).