  
<prompt> Trends in Childhood Mortality | Deaths per 1,000 live births | (1997 YDMCHS, Infant mortality, 75) (2003 YFHS, Infant mortality, 75) (2006 MICS, Infant mortality, 69) (2013 YNHDS, Infant mortality, 43) (1997 YDMCHS, Under-five mortality, 105) (2003 YFHS, Under-five mortality, 102) (2006 MICS, Under-five mortality, 78) (2013 YNHDS, Under-five mortality, 53) <response> The infant mortality rate has decreased significantly from 75 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1997 to 43 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2013. The under-five mortality rate has also decreased significantly from 105 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1997 to 53 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2013.  