Record2021Population health
Delhi: crude death rate of 5.4 per 1,000 population in 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins 2014.
DeterioratingStrength 3 of 10Detected 3 Oct 2026, 20:47 IST
What happened
- 2021
- 5.4
- series start 2014
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Values in per 1,000 population.
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5.4
2014
2017
2020
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 a deterioration.
Historical context
7 consecutive earlier years were lower.
The underlying data
The stored observations this signal was computed from. Each opens its release.
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5.4 | SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2021 VOLUME 56-I | Bulletin 2021, Table 1, p.4, row "NCT of Delhi", column Death Rate Total |
Source and method
More signals for crude death rate in Delhi
- Delhi's crude death rate was unchanged at 4.5 per 1,000 population in 2024.
- Delhi's crude death rate fell to 4.5 per 1,000 population in 2023, from 4.6 in 2022 (−2.2%).
- Delhi's crude death rate fell to 4.6 per 1,000 population in 2022, from 5.4 in 2021 (−15%).
- Delhi's crude death rate rose to 5.4 per 1,000 population in 2021, from 3.6 in 2020 (+50%).
- Delhi's crude death rate rose to 3.6 per 1,000 population in 2020, from 3.2 in 2019 (+12%).
- Delhi: crude death rate of 3.2 per 1,000 population in 2019 is the lowest in the series, which begins 2014.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Delhi: crude death rate of 5.4 per 1,000 population in 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins 2014. Source: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2021 VOLUME 56-I. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/death-rate--delhi--2021--record
See also Delhi and 5.4 per 1,000 population in context.