Record2021Population health
Kerala: crude death rate of 9.0 per 1,000 population in 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins 2014.
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What happened
- 2021
- 9.0
- series start 2014
- –
Values in per 1,000 population.
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
9.0
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 | 9.0 | SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2021 VOLUME 56-I | Bulletin 2021, Table 1, p.4, row "Kerala", column Death Rate Total |
Source and method
More signals for crude death rate in Kerala
- Kerala's crude death rate rose to 7.3 per 1,000 population in 2024, from 7.2 in 2023 (+1.4%).
- Kerala's crude death rate fell to 7.2 per 1,000 population in 2023, from 7.6 in 2022 (−5.3%).
- Kerala's crude death rate fell to 7.6 per 1,000 population in 2022, from 9.0 in 2021 (−16%).
- Kerala's crude death rate rose to 9.0 per 1,000 population in 2021, from 7.0 in 2020 (+29%).
- Kerala's crude death rate fell to 7.0 per 1,000 population in 2020, from 7.1 in 2019 (−1.4%).
- Kerala's crude death rate rose to 7.1 per 1,000 population in 2019, from 6.9 in 2018 (+2.9%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Kerala: crude death rate of 9.0 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--kerala--2021--record
See also Kerala and 9.0 per 1,000 population in context.