Change on previous period2022Population health
Bihar's crude birth rate rose to 26.9 per 1,000 population in 2022, from 25.6 in 2021 (+5.1%).
What happened
- 2022
- 26.9
- 2021
- 25.6
- Change
- +1.3
- Change, per cent
- +5.1%
Why it matters
Annual and multi-year figures move slowly. A step this size is compared with how far the same series usually moves from one period to the next, so an ordinary year does not read as news.
For crude birth rate, neither a rise nor a fall is better in itself, so the observatory marks this movement as unusual rather than good or bad.
Historical context
Typical year-to-year movement over the previous 7 steps: 0.4.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 26.9 | SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2022 VOLUME 57-I | Bulletin 2022, Table 1, p.4, row "Bihar", column Birth Rate Total |
| 2021 | 25.6 | SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2021 VOLUME 56-I | Bulletin 2021, Table 1, p.4, row "Bihar", column Birth Rate Total |
Source and method
More signals for crude birth rate in Bihar
- Bihar's crude birth rate of 26.8 per 1,000 population in 2024 is above the India figure of 18.3 (+46%).
- Bihar's crude birth rate rose to 26.8 per 1,000 population in 2024, from 25.8 in 2023 (+3.9%).
- Bihar's crude birth rate fell to 25.8 per 1,000 population in 2023, from 26.9 in 2022 (−4.1%).
- Bihar: crude birth rate of 26.9 per 1,000 population in 2022 is the highest in the series, which begins 2014.
- Bihar's crude birth rate rose to 25.6 per 1,000 population in 2021, from 25.5 in 2020 (+0.4%).
- Bihar: crude birth rate of 25.5 per 1,000 population in 2020 is the lowest in the series, which begins 2014.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Bihar's crude birth rate rose to 26.9 per 1,000 population in 2022, from 25.6 in 2021 (+5.1%). Source: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2022 VOLUME 57-I. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/birth-rate--bihar--2022--period_change
See also Bihar and 26.9 per 1,000 population in context.