Change on previous period2016Population health

Karnataka's crude death rate rose to 6.7 per 1,000 population in 2016, from 6.6 in 2015 (+1.5%).

DeterioratingStrength 0.4 of 10Detected 3 Oct 2026, 20:47 IST

What happened

2016: 6.7
2015: 6.6
Change: +0.1
Change, per cent: +1.5%

6.5

6.6

6.7

6.8

6.7

2014

2015

2016

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 death rate, lower is better. This movement is therefore assessed as a deterioration.

Historical context

Short history: fewer than four earlier values.

Full history of crude death rate in Karnataka

The underlying data

The stored observations this signal was computed from. Each opens its release.

Period	Value	Release	Where in the document
2016	6.7	SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2016 VOLUME 51-I	Bulletin 2016, Table 1, p.1, row "Karnataka", column Death Rate Total
2015	6.6	SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2015 VOLUME 50-II	Bulletin 2015, Table 1, p.1, row "Karnataka", column Death Rate Total

Source and method

Publisher: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India
Release: SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2016 VOLUME 51-IArchived file Original URLFirst seen 3 Oct 2026
Method: How a change on previous period signal is computedHow crude death rate is measured

More signals for crude death rate in Karnataka

Cite this

According to the India Health Observatory, Karnataka's crude death rate rose to 6.7 per 1,000 population in 2016, from 6.6 in 2015 (+1.5%). Source: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2016 VOLUME 51-I. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/death-rate--karnataka--2016--period_change