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Mumbai: Districtwise data collated by Maharashtra govt show neonatal (0-28 days) infant deaths decreased by nearly 9% in four years between 2019-20 and 2022-23. Deaths among children (1-5 yrs) saw a 13% drop. State officials said the mortality trends align with the 2020 Sample Registration System (SRS) report, which showed a decline in the infant mortality rate (IMR) from 19 per 1000 live births in 2018 to 16 in 2020. Dheeraj Kumar, commissioner, health services, said the aim is to bring...