Bihar tops in Crude Birth Rate in the country

Patna,(BiharTimes): With a Crude Birth Rate (CBR) of 26.3, Bihar ranks at the top among the nine surveyed states so far childbirths per 1,000 people is concerned.

According to preliminary figures of the Annual Health Survey (AHS) 2011-12, conducted in nine states of the country, Uttarakhand with a CBR of 19.1 and Odisha with 19.8 are the best performing states. 

Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Assam have a lesser rate in comparison to Bihar. 

CBR points to the success of family welfare and planning measures.

The data show that the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in Bihar stands at 52. Jharkhand has the best IMR at 38, while UP has the worst one at 70.

IMR denotes the number of children dying at less than one year of age per 1,000 live births during the reference period. 

However, the Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) or number of female live births per 1,000 male births in Bihar has increased from 919 to 923 during the baseline period of 2007-09. 

Chhattisgarh has the best ratio at 951, while Uttarakhand is at the lowest rung with an SRB of 866.

The sex ratio in the age group of 0-4 years in Bihar has been pegged at 925, while it is 972 in Chhattisgarh and 875 in Rajasthan. The overall sex ratio here is at 951. It is the best in Odisha and Uttarakhand at 995, while Rajasthan has the most skewed one at 929.

The Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) or the number of the death of expectant mother per 1,00,000 live births in Bihar is 294. 
It has improved from 305 during the baseline of 2007-09. But, Uttarakhand has the lowest MMR of 162 among the nine surveyed states while Assam with 347 is the worst performer on this count.

Experts are of the view that MMR denotes the standard of medical facilities available to expectant mother, as well as, their health condition.