Childhood Mortality and Morbidity: A Case of Rural, Urban and Urban Slum

Saswata Ghosh, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Subrato K. Mondal, National Council of Applied Economic Research, India

Childhood Mortality and Morbidity: A case of Rural, Urban and Urban Slum, India. Abstract This study explores the understanding the differential of childhood mortality and morbidity pattern in rural, urban and urban slum. Childhood Mortality and Morbidity largely depends on demographic, socio economic and environmental factors. The above mentioned population groups under study are having different socio-economic and environmental set-up. Principle hypothesis of this study is that the same socio-economic status may not give similar mortality or morbidity pattern. In this study, the data of National Family Health Survey; 1998-99, India, have been used. Special attention was given to collect information on Urban Slum of Maharashtra only in NFHS. Therefore, this analysis is restricted for Maharashtra State. Differentials of under-five mortality have been investigated on the basis of information for the 20-year period preceding the survey. Prevalence of ARI, Fever and Diarrhea has been calculated to observe the morbidity pattern.