Record2020Population health
Puducherry: crude death rate of 6.5 per 1,000 population in 2020 is the lowest in the series, which begins 2014.
ImprovingStrength 2.5 of 10Detected 3 Oct 2026, 20:47 IST
What happened
- 2020
- 6.5
- series start 2014
- –
Values in per 1,000 population.
6.4
6.6
6.8
7.0
7.2
7.4
6.5
2014
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 | 6.5 | SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2020 VOLUME 55-I | Bulletin 2020, Table 1, p.4, row "Puducherry", column Death Rate Total |
Source and method
More signals for crude death rate in Puducherry
- Puducherry's crude death rate fell to 6.2 per 1,000 population in 2024, from 6.4 in 2023 (−3.1%).
- Puducherry: crude death rate of 6.2 per 1,000 population in 2024 is the lowest in the series, which begins 2014.
- Puducherry: crude death rate of 6.4 per 1,000 population in 2023 is the lowest in the series, which begins 2014.
- Puducherry's crude death rate fell to 6.4 per 1,000 population in 2023, from 6.6 in 2022 (−3%).
- Puducherry's crude death rate fell to 6.6 per 1,000 population in 2022, from 7.3 in 2021 (−9.6%).
- Puducherry's crude death rate rose to 7.3 per 1,000 population in 2021, from 6.5 in 2020 (+12%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Puducherry: crude death rate of 6.5 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--puducherry--2020--record
See also Puducherry and 6.5 per 1,000 population in context.