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Figure 4: Correlation of inequality and growth (as reflected in income per capita)
with infant mortality: India versus Advanced Economies
States in India

Infant Mortality Rate Infant Mortality Rate
50 50
45 45
40 40
35 35
30 30
25 25
20 20
15 15
10 10
0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40 25 55 85 115 145 175
Low Gini High NSDP Per Capita (₹, '000)

Advanced Economies

Infant Mortality Rate Infant Mortality Rate
7.3 7.3
6.8 USA 6.8 USA
6.3 6.3
5.8 IRL NZL PRT 5.8 PRT NZL IRL
ISR GBR 5.3 ISR GBR
CAN
5.3 DNK CAN GRC BEL DNK
4.8 BEL CHE GRC AUS 4.8 AUT AUS CHE
AUT
NLD ITA ITA FRA NLD
FRA
4.3 DEU ESP 4.3 ESP DEU
3.8 FIN 3.8 FIN NOR
NOR
3.3 JPN SWE 3.3 JPN SWE
2.8 SGP 2.8 SGP
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 20 40 60 80 100
Low Income Inequality High National Income Per Capita ($, '000)

Source: States in India: Infant Mortality Rate (2017) from Office of the Registrar General of India, Ministry of Home
Affairs. Note: It is defined as the infant deaths (less than 1 year) per thousand live births. Advanced Economies:
Infant Mortality Rate (2005) from OECD, UNICEF Innocent Research Centre, Child poverty in perspective: An
overview of child well-being in rich countries.