Health of the children aged less than 5 years has improved in the country, mortality rate has reduced and there has been no death of any children due to malnutrition

Health of the children aged less than 5 years has improved in the country, mortality rate has reduced and there has been no death of any children due to malnutrition.
In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said that as per the recent report of National Family Health Survey between 2019 and 2021, the nutrition indicators for children under 5 years have improved as compared to 2015-16.
Stunting, wasting and underweight prevalence have also reduced. As per Sample Registration System (SRS) of Registrar General of India (RGI), Under 5 Mortality has declined from 43 per 1000 live births in 2015 to 32 per 1000 live births in 2020 at National Level.