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Give the reason for lower Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in Kerala.

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Kerala has low IMR because:-
(i) It has a very high literacy rate and literate people take care of their children better as compared to illiterate.
(ii) Literate people also have high earning capacity so they can afford basic necessities for their children.

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