Health is a complex phenomena. According to World Health Organization, health is not merely the absence of disease of infirmity but is a stateof complete physical, mental and social well being. From this definition child health means a state of physical, mental and social harmony of the child which pro,otes his ottimum growth and development. However in estimating the health status of children in a country, the commonly used indicators are the absence commonly used indicators are the absence of disease (ie morbidity ) a death ( mortality)
The IMR can be divided into neonatal mortality rate (NMR) and post neonatal mortality rate ( PNMR). The NMR includes death of children less that 28 days of age and PNMR includes death of children from 28 days until 1 year of age.
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