The 2020–21 NFHS-5 data for India reported an Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) of approximately:

• A 50 per 1000 live births
• B 28 per 1000 live births
• C 42 per 1000 live births
• D 35 per 1000 live births ✓

Explanation

NFHS-5 (2019–21) reported IMR of 35.2 per 1000 live births, a decline from 40.7 in NFHS-4 (2015–16). SRS 2020 reported a similar IMR of 28–35 per 1000 depending on state. The Millennium Development Goal target was 27 per 1000 by 2015, not achieved nationally. This is a commonly tested reference value.

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

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