Over 8 lakh infants died in India in '17, lowest in 5yrs: UN
About 8.02 lakh infant deaths were reported in India in 2017, the lowest in five years, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation report. More than 6 lakh neonatal deaths were reported, while the number of deaths among children aged 5-14 was around 1.5 lakh. India continues to show an impressive decline in child deaths, UNICEF India said.