Record2020Population health
Lakshadweep: crude death rate of 5.4 per 1,000 population in 2020 is the lowest in the series, which begins 2014.
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What happened
- 2020
- 5.4
- series start 2014
- –
Values in per 1,000 population.
5.0
5.5
6.0
6.5
5.4
2014
2016
2019
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
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.4 | SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2020 VOLUME 55-I | Bulletin 2020, Table 1, p.4, row "Lakshadweep", column Death Rate Total |
Source and method
More signals for crude death rate in Lakshadweep
- Lakshadweep's crude death rate fell to 5.4 per 1,000 population in 2024, from 5.5 in 2023 (−1.8%).
- Lakshadweep's crude death rate fell to 5.5 per 1,000 population in 2023, from 5.6 in 2022 (−1.8%).
- Lakshadweep's crude death rate fell to 5.6 per 1,000 population in 2022, from 7.2 in 2021 (−22%).
- Lakshadweep's crude death rate rose to 7.2 per 1,000 population in 2021, from 5.4 in 2020 (+33%).
- Lakshadweep: crude death rate of 7.2 per 1,000 population in 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins 2014.
- Lakshadweep's crude death rate fell to 5.4 per 1,000 population in 2020, from 5.6 in 2019 (−3.6%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Lakshadweep: crude death rate of 5.4 per 1,000 population in 2020 is the lowest in the series, which begins 2014. Source: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2020 VOLUME 55-I. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/death-rate--lakshadweep--2020--record
See also Lakshadweep and 5.4 per 1,000 population in context.