• Dr. S. K. Karimulla
• M. Srinivasa Rao

Infant mortality is a key indicator of the health status in India .If it is decreasing trend of IMR indicates that good sign of the health status or increasing trend shows vulnerability conditions in health of the children’s so there is positive correlation between economic growth and health status in relation to decreasing the infant mortality rate. (Adler et al., 1994, Ettner, 1996, Adams et al., 2003) The Infant mortality Rate is defined as the number of deaths of children under one year of age expressed per 1000 live birth. The IMR is a public health indicator of a complex societal problem it is determined by many factors such as poverty, literacy particularly women literacy, urban and rural area, economic status of the family and environment. The trend of infant mortality is continuously declining in the economic development. The infant mortality rate has been decreasing . at global scenario the infant mortality rate has decreased from an estimated rate of 65 deaths per 1000 live births in 1990 to 29 deaths per 1000 live births in 2018 again in 2022 it is 21 death per 1000 . The Annual infant deaths have declined from 8.7 million in 1990 to 4.0 million in 2018 where as in 2022 it is 3.2 millions deaths. India IMR has significantly declined over the last two decades In 2010, the infant mortality rate was estimated to be 49 per 1,000 live births. The under-five mortality rate for the country was 113 per 1,000 live births in 1994 whereas in 2022 it reduced to 26 per 1,000 live births. However advances in declining the infant mortality rate there are still 4000 infant deaths per day from largely preventable causes. The study of this paper found that in 2022 The IMR rate in Andhra Pradesh was 22 death per 1000 live birth it is significantly decrease Infant Mortality Rate in Andhra Pradesh from the previous years but when compare with southern states still Andhra Pradesh is highest infant deaths among the southern states such as Kerala is 5.2 in Tamil Nadu 21 Karnataka 19 Telangana 21 but it is lower than all India average.

Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) , Health care system women literacy, Socio Economic Conditions

"Infant Mortality Trends in Andhra Pradesh: A Regional Disparity Analysis in India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 3, page no.271-275, March-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRGU06052.pdf

"Infant Mortality Trends in Andhra Pradesh: A Regional Disparity Analysis in India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 3, page no. pp271-275, March-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRGU06052.pdf