Islamabad/Srinagar, June 10 (ANI): A World Bank Inter agency group report on Infant Mortality has revealed that the Infant Mortality Rate in Pakistan is nearly double of that in India indicating Pakistan's slide in an important social index due to falling investments in the health care sector. According to the World Bank report Pakistan ranks towards the bottom among countries in the world when it comes to infant and neonatal mortality. The report developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation - UNICEF, WHO and World Bank, says 66 infants died for every 1000 births in 2015 in Pakistan. This trend has been visible for the past several years with a marginal difference in percentages. Some residents blame corruption in the government to be behind in dealing with the cause. The mortality rates among children are often seen as a proxy for the level of social development in a country, since they reflect the level of nutrition, parents' education, and access to health services. Lack of clean water and sanitation facilities in Pakistan stood as one of the biggest impediments in reducing child mortality. In India, improving health services and better sanitation facilities have led to a significant decline in infant mortality rate. The number of babies who die before their first birthday for every 1,000 live births has improved from 44 in 2011 to 38 in 2015. In many states across India, the infant fertility rate has seen significant improvement because of proactive steps taken by the government. Several countries in Africa like Ethiopia, Ghana and even Afghanistan have better infant mortality rates than Pakistan. Given the facts mentioned in the World Bank report, it appears that Islamabad has a non-serious approach to the issue of infant mortality, and needs to wake up to deal with it promptly.