SANDIPANI

HAZARI PAHAD

GENERAL STUDIES/ENGLISH PROJECT

TERM 2 (2021 – 2022)

TOPIC : CONTEMPORARY PROLEMS OF

INDIA
SUB TOPIC : POPULATION AND
HEALTH NAME : ADITI MADHAV
PATKI CLASS / SEC : XII SCIENCE
 INFANT MORTALITY

● Infant mortality is the death of young children under the age of 1.This death toll is measured by the
infant mortality rate (IMR), which is the probability of deaths of children under one year of age per 1000
live births.[ The under-five mortality rate, which is referred to as the child mortality rate, is also an
important statistic, considering the infant mortality rate focuses only on children under one year of age.
● With 32 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, India is neither among the countries with the
highest nor among those with the lowest infant mortality rate.
 MALNUTRITION
Malnutrition is the condition that develops when the body is deprived of vitamins, minerals and
other nutrients it needs to maintain healthy tissues and organ function.

Malnutrition occurs in people who are either undernourished or overnourished.

In India 44% of children under the age of 5 are underweight. 72% of infants and 52% of married women
have anemia.

Research has conclusively shown that malnutrition during pregnancy causes the child to have an
increased risk of future diseases, physical retardation, and reduced cognitive abilities
 “If we do not take charge of our
population size, then nature will do it
for us.””
 OBESITY
Obesity is a complex disease involving an
excessive amount of body fat
Prevalence of obesity in India is 40.3%. ...
Obesity was higher among women than men
(41.88% vs. 38.67%), urban than rural (44.17%
vs. 36.08%), and over 40 than
under 40 (45.81% vs
 DOES LIFESTYLE MATTERS ?

Unhealthy eating habits, stressful lifestyle, and reduced

physical activity translate to obesity. Anybody who is
overweight suffers from breathing issues, blood pressure,
cardiovascular diseases, diabetes etc. This is also the first
step to your body attracting all kinds of other lifestyle
diseases. According to the National Family Health Survey,
India has the second highest obese population with 155
million. A number that is increasing at an alarming rate
each year.
• Population forecasts try to estimate the rate of population growth.
However, unpredictable factors can change fertility rates, mortality
rates, or migration rates, which can cause difficulty in forecasting.
• Certain government policies are making it easier and more socially
acceptable to use contraception and abortion methods. Likewise, some
countries are instituting pro-natalist policies to encourage fertility.
• Malthusian catastrophe refers to a scenario where overpopulation would
compromise global food security, leading to mass starvation.
• In the future, food production be increased by innovations such as
genetically modified crops, more efficiently employing agricultural
technology, and aquaculture. This would raise the limit on the number of
people the world can support.
BIBILIOGRAPHY
courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-
sociology/chapter/population- growth/#:~:text=As
%20this%20equation%20shows%2C
%20population,the%20changes%20seen%20in%20migr
ation.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/806931/infant-
mortality-in-india/
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