The Infant Mortality Rate for Meghalaya is 34 deaths per 1000 live births compared to Kerala with 6 and the world with 29(source NHFS-4); Maternal Mortality Rat

The Infant Mortality Rate for Meghalaya is 34 deaths per 1000 live births compared to Kerala with 6 and the world with 29(source NHFS-4); Maternal Mortality Rate is alarmingly high with Meghalaya registering 197 deaths per 1,00,000 deliveries, Kerala at 43. Mothers who availed antenatal care account for only 53.2 % in comparison to Kerala’s 61.2 %.(SRS 2016-18. Institutional deliveries in the Stat (Extractive summary — verify with official source.)