Under India's NFHS-5 data, infant mortality rate (IMR) was reported as approximately:

• A 28 per 1000 live births
• B 44 per 1000 live births
• C 55 per 1000 live births
• D 35 per 1000 live births ✓

Explanation

As per NFHS-5 (2019-21), India's Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) was 35.2 per 1000 live births, a decline from NFHS-4 (2015-16) IMR of 40.7. SRS 2020 data shows IMR at 28 (urban 19, rural 31). The Sustainable Development Goal target is to reduce neonatal mortality to 12 and under-5 mortality to 25 per 1000 live births by 2030. Neonatal mortality accounts for approximately two-thirds of infant deaths.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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