Child Deaths

One-fifth of under-five deaths worldwide occur in India, says UN

India alone accounts for more than one-fifth of deaths worldwide of children under the age of five, according to a new UN report released today, which said nearly 6.6 million kids died globally, last year, before reaching their fifth birthday.

Bengal hospital sees 31 infant deaths in four days

At least 31 infants died in the state-run BC Roy Post-Graduate Institute of Paediatric Sciences here over the past four days, officials said Saturday.

Odisha: Nine new-born infants die at govt hospital, probe ordered

Nine infants have died in a day at at government hospital in Odisha, media reports said on Saturday.