Record2020Population health
Sikkim: crude death rate of 4.1 per 1,000 population in 2020 is the lowest in the series, which begins 2014.
What happened
- 2020
- 4.1
- series start 2014
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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. It extends a run of new lowests that began earlier.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.1 | SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2020 VOLUME 55-I | Bulletin 2020, Table 1, p.4, row "Sikkim", column Death Rate Total |
Source and method
More signals for crude death rate in Sikkim
- Sikkim's crude death rate fell to 4.7 per 1,000 population in 2024, from 4.8 in 2023 (−2.1%).
- Sikkim's crude death rate fell to 4.8 per 1,000 population in 2023, from 4.9 in 2022 (−2%).
- Sikkim's crude death rate fell to 4.9 per 1,000 population in 2022, from 5.7 in 2021 (−14%).
- Sikkim's crude death rate rose to 5.7 per 1,000 population in 2021, from 4.1 in 2020 (+39%).
- Sikkim: crude death rate of 5.7 per 1,000 population in 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins 2014.
- Sikkim's crude death rate fell to 4.1 per 1,000 population in 2020, from 4.2 in 2019 (−2.4%).
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Sikkim: crude death rate of 4.1 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--sikkim--2020--record
See also Sikkim and 4.1 per 1,000 population in context.