Record2024Population health
Assam: crude death rate of 6.1 per 1,000 population in 2024 is the lowest in the series, which begins 2014.
ImprovingStrength 4 of 10Detected 3 Oct 2026, 20:47 IST
What happened
- 2024
- 6.1
- series start 2014
- –
Values in per 1,000 population.
6.0
6.5
7.0
7.5
6.1
2014
2018
2022
Why it matters
A record says how long it has been since the series was this high or this low. It puts a single value in the context of the whole published history.
For crude death rate, lower is better. This movement is therefore assessed as an improvement.
Historical context
10 consecutive earlier years were higher.
The underlying data
The stored observations this signal was computed from. Each opens its release.
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.1 | SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2024 VOLUME 59-I | Bulletin 2024, Table 1, p.4, row "Assam", column Death Rate Total |
Source and method
More signals for crude death rate in Assam
- Assam's crude death rate fell to 6.1 per 1,000 population in 2024, from 6.2 in 2023 (−1.6%).
- Assam's crude death rate fell to 6.2 per 1,000 population in 2023, from 6.5 in 2022 (−4.6%).
- Assam's crude death rate fell to 6.5 per 1,000 population in 2022, from 6.6 in 2021 (−1.5%).
- Assam's crude death rate rose to 6.6 per 1,000 population in 2021, from 6.2 in 2020 (+6.5%).
- Assam: crude death rate of 6.2 per 1,000 population in 2020 is the lowest in the series, which begins 2014.
- Assam's crude death rate fell to 6.2 per 1,000 population in 2020, from 6.3 in 2019 (−1.6%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Assam: crude death rate of 6.1 per 1,000 population in 2024 is the lowest in the series, which begins 2014. Source: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2024 VOLUME 59-I. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/death-rate--assam--2024--record
See also Assam and 6.1 per 1,000 population in context.