India's child mortality rate at 48 per 1000
India has the third highest under-five child mortality rate among SAARC countries with 48 deaths reported per 1000 live births, Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi said today. India is likely to "narrowly" miss its target of bringing down the figure to 42 by 2015, she added. Afghanistan has the highest rate (91), followed by Pakistan (81).