Child Death Review (CDR) is a strategy to understand the geographical variation in causes of child deaths and thereby initiating specific child health interventions.

• Analysis of child deaths provides information on:
  • Medical causes
  • Social factors
  • Gaps in health service delivery
• Child Death Review (CDR) strategy implemented with the objectives of:
  • To establish a framework to assess the burden of neonatal and child deaths, including trends in numbers and causes of death.
  • To generate information about modifiable factors contributing and to use the information to guide actions to prevent similar deaths in the future
  • To use the findings of the child mortality review to formulate appropriate actions to address modifiable factors thereby prevent future neonatal and child deaths.
  • To provide accountability for results and compel decision-makers to pay due attention and respond to the problem.
• Child Death Review is two types:
  • Community Based Child Death Review (CBCDR)
  • Facility Based Child Death Review (FBCDR)
• Online Portal of Maternal, Perinatal, Child Death Surveillance and Review (MPCDSR) was released by Hon’ble Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India on 17th September 2021. This portal will enable real time recording of all neonatal and child deaths, review causes and need based action can be taken based on the report on timely manner.