What are the major child diseases in India?

Answer 1

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Clearly neonatal infection, diarrhea and pneumonia are the biggest killers of children, and malnutrition is still rampant.

India:

Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) (?) 62.0 (2004)
Neonatal mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) (?) 43 (2000)
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) (?) 540 (2000)
Deaths among children under five years of age due to neonatal causes (%) (?) 45.2 (2000)
Deaths among children under five years of age due to HIV/AIDS (%) (?) 0.7 (2000)
Deaths among children under five years of age due to diarrhoeal diseases (%) (?) 20.3 (2000)
Deaths among children under five years of age due to measles (%) (?) 3.7 (2000)
Deaths among children under five years of age due to malaria (%) (?) 0.9 (2000)
Deaths among children under five years of age due to pneumonia (%) (?) 18.5 (2000)
Deaths among children under five years of age due to injuries (%) (?) 2.2 (2000)
Deaths among children under five years of age due to other causes (%) (?) 8.5 (2000)
One-year-olds immunized with one dose of measles (%) (?) 56 (2004)
One-year-olds immunized with three doses of diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis (DTP3) (%) (?) 64 (2004)
Antenatal care coverage - at least one visit (%) (?) 65 (1999)
Children 6-59 months of age who received vitamin A supplementation (%) (?) 26.9 (2002)
Children under five years of age stunted for age (%) (?) 44.9 (1999)
Children under five years of age underweight for age (%) (?) 46.7 (1999)
Children under five years of age overweight for age (%) (?) 2.2 (1999)
Prevalence of current tobacco use in adolescents (13-15 years of age) (%) (?) 17.5 (2004)
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) - urban (?) 111 (1999)
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) - rural (?) 65 (1999)
Adolescent fertility proportion (%) (?) 8.1 (1997)
Net primary school enrolment ratio (%) males (?) 90.0 (2003)
Net primary school enrolment ratio (%) females (?) 85.0 (2003)

Answer 2

According to WHO, the five major killers of children under five years in developing countries are malnutrition, measles, pneumonia, diarrhea and malaria. Neonatal diseases including tetanus are also significant. That is why these diseases have been included in IMCI (Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses).

Answer 3

scabies

Answer 4

HIV/AIDS