Change on previous period2021Population health

West Bengal's crude death rate rose to 6.8 per 1,000 population in 2021, from 5.5 in 2020 (+24%).

DeterioratingStrength 6.8 of 10Detected 3 Oct 2026, 20:47 IST

What happened

2021: 6.8
2020: 5.5
Change: +1.3
Change, per cent: +24%

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

6.8

2014

2015

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

Typical year-to-year movement over the previous 6 steps: 0.2.

Full history of crude death rate in West Bengal

The underlying data

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

Period	Value	Release	Where in the document
2021	6.8	SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2021 VOLUME 56-I	Bulletin 2021, Table 1, p.4, row "West Bengal", column Death Rate Total
2020	5.5	SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2020 VOLUME 55-I	Bulletin 2020, Table 1, p.4, row "West Bengal", column Death Rate Total

Source and method

Publisher: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India
Release: SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2021 VOLUME 56-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 West Bengal

Cite this

According to the India Health Observatory, West Bengal's crude death rate rose to 6.8 per 1,000 population in 2021, from 5.5 in 2020 (+24%). 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--west-bengal--2021--period_change