Progress towards Child Survival in Madhya Pradesh during 1981–2001

Abstract

Using the estimates of child survival probability obtained on the basis of “children ever born” and “children surviving” data collected at different population census, this article analyzes progress towards child survival in Madhya Pradesh during the two decades between 1981 and 2001. The analysis reveals that the probability of survival in the age group 1–4 years has decreased in the state and in many of the districts during the 1990s. It appears that this decrease in the probability of survival in the age group 1–4 years has been the result of the policy shift in child survival efforts during the 1990s. The analysis stresses the need of reinvigorating efforts to accelerate the progress towards child survival in the state.